Career Highlights: Appointed Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, February 2023; sole practitioner, mediator, 2010-23; partner, mediator, Law Offices of Goodman & Metz, 1994-2010; partner, Law Offices of Goldstein & Goodman, 1990-94; associate, Law Firm of Sherwin C. Edelberg, 1984-90
Law School: University of La Verne School of Law, 1984
LANCASTER - Superior Court Judge Diane M. Goodman combines psychology studies with her extensive legal background to guide litigants through some of the most challenging moments of their lives - divorce and child support matters - in her family law courtroom in the Antelope Valley.
"I really enjoy helping people resolve things. I liked mediating a lot because you're helping to empower people, you're teaching them, you're giving them skills," Goodm... (continued)