Career Highlights: Nominated to the Central District by Pres. Joe Biden and confirmed September 2024; appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2011; vice president and general counsel, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, 2002-11; senior associate, Milberg LLP, 2000-02; community builder fellow, civil rights specialist, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000; associate, Litt & Marquez, 1995-99; project attorney, ACLU of Southern California, 1994-95; associate, Gilbert, Kelly, Crowley & Jennett LLP, 1993-94
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1993
LOS ANGELES -- In her chambers, Judge Michelle Williams Court keeps close at hand the vocal score of Requiem in D minor, Opus 48, by French composer Gabriel Fauré.
"I read scores and listen to the music in my head rather than listening to the music because it helps, I don't know, kind of calm my mind," said the judge.
As supervisor of the Civil Division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, she ... (continued)
