Los Angeles Superior
Career Highlights: Joined Judicate West, September 2021. Retired 2021. Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1994-2001; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1985-94; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1979-85; staff attorney, Planning and Research Unit, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1977-79
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1976
Judicate West
Career Highlights: Joined Judicate West, September 2021. Retired 2021. Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1994-2001; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1985-94; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1979-85; staff attorney, Planning and Research Unit, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1977-79
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1976
Judicate West
SANTA MONICA — Judge Norman Tarle said he often saves attorneys from the wrath of prospective jurors during voir dire in Santa Monica.
“We get a lot of doctors, a lot of UCLA professors, a lot of lawyers coming out of Century City and the West Side and a lot of CEOs from major corporations,” he explained. “They just don’t want to waste their time. They’re impatient. They want to get stuff done, and they’ll start quizzing... (continued)
