Lourdes G. Baird

Former federal judge Lourdes Baird likes the intimate perspective that mediation and arbitration afford.

Lourdes G. Baird

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By Susan McRae

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Lourdes G. Baird thought taking senior status on the federal bench would give her a lighter workload and more time to devote to individual cases.

Instead, she discovered the senior status judges were just as pressed for time as ever. Moreover, when a call went out for someone to fill in for a judge who had conflicting trial dates, Baird said she couldn't just sit back without volunteering.

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