Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the California Court of Appeals, 2nd Appellate District, by Gov. Jerry Brown November 2018. Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to Los Angeles Superior Court, 2002; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1990-94; professor, UCLA School of Law, 1983-present; clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Judge Lewis F. Powell Jr., 1981-82; clerk to 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Frank M. Coffin, 1980-81
Law School: Boalt Hall, 1980
Career Highlights: Appointed to the California Court of Appeals, 2nd Appellate District, by Gov. Jerry Brown November 2018. Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to Los Angeles Superior Court, 2002; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1990-94; professor, UCLA School of Law, 1983-present; clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Judge Lewis F. Powell Jr., 1981-82; clerk to 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Frank M. Coffin, 1980-81
Law School: Boalt Hall, 1980
By Erica E. Phillips
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - On a recent afternoon, Superior Court Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. was sitting before a stack of case briefs, readying himself to dig in. Between the plaintiff's motion, the defendant's opposition and the plaintiff's reply, there were easily 4,000 pages to read. He even snapped a fuzzy photo to commemorate the moment.
"One thing you cannot be in this job is fearful of large stacks of p... (continued)
