Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Retired June 2, 2023, Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Aug. 28, 2020; director of content litigation, Netflix Inc., Los Angeles, 2017-20; vice president, senior litigation counsel, litigation counsel, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Burbank, 1993-2017; litigation associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, Chicago, Los Angeles, 1987-93; litigation associate, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, 1985-87
Law School: University of Iowa Law School
Career Highlights: Retired June 2, 2023, Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Aug. 28, 2020; director of content litigation, Netflix Inc., Los Angeles, 2017-20; vice president, senior litigation counsel, litigation counsel, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Burbank, 1993-2017; litigation associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, Chicago, Los Angeles, 1987-93; litigation associate, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, 1985-87
Law School: University of Iowa Law School
During 20 years as the senior litigation counsel for Warner Bros., Judge Katherine Chilton experienced many memorable moments, including interactions with famous people suing her employer.
Movie director Francis Ford Coppola sued the studio over a delayed project under contract that he was seeking to take to another studio. Chilton fondly recalls Coppola's powerful presence in the courtroom.
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