Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2007; assistant U.S. attorney, 1991-2007; associate, Riordan & McKinzie, 1988-91; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1985-88
Law School: University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 1985
LOS ANGELES -- Edward Moreton never wanted to be a lawyer. At one point he wondered why anyone would want the job.
Moreton recalled a family friend who was an attorney, and remembered thinking, "What a hard way to make a living."
But it was a strong interest in reading and writing that eventually led Moreton to law. As a double major in political science and history, he found that a l... (continued)