Los Angeles County Superior Court
From an early age, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Melissa R. Hammond was immersed in the legal profession.
Her father, Barry F. Hammond, a criminal defense attorney in Van Nuys, often took her to court, jail, and to client meetings. "Maybe five or six years old is when I started going with him all over the place," she recalled.
Hammond followed her father's career path closely, first majori... (continued)