Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 9, 2003
Jurist Tries to See Each Defendant as Individual
LOS ANGELES - When Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Cynthia Rayvis tells jurors that she feels their pain, she truly does. Several months after Gov. Gray Davis appointed Rayvis to the bench in October 2001, she served as a juror on a three-week-long construction-defect case in Santa Monica and learned firsthand what really ticks jurors off - cooling their heels while waiting for attorneys and judges to get it together.
Superior Court Judge
Los Angeles (Downey)
Career highlights: Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to Los Angeles Superior Court, 2001; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles, 1990-2001; associate, Law Offices of John Elson, Los Angeles, 1986-89
Law school: Southwestern University School of Law, 1985
Age: 56
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