Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 4, 2003
Rising Star Shines in Courtroom
LOS ANGELES - When Superior Court Commissioner Phyllis A. Shibata was faced with a defendant who could not read or write, she took action. She ordered him to enroll in adult school.
Phyllis A. Shibata
Superior Court Commissioner
Los Angeles (West Covina)
Career highlights: Commissioner, elected by Los Angeles Superior Court judges, 2001; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County public defender's office, 1985-2001; research attorney-deputy public defender, Riverside County public defender's office, 1983-85; law clerk-attorney, Witter ...
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