U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Santa Ana)
SANTA ANA -- The path that led Judge Erithe Smith to her position on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court was an unexpected one, but clearly defined in retrospect, anchored by a series of encounters during her life.
The first one was a career day in high school. Smith considered medical school and acting, disposing of the former quickly after an anatomy lesson that required frog dissection. Finally, one of the speakers that day le... (continued)