Los Angeles County Superior Court
WEST COVINA - Superior Court Judge Sonia K. Govea's path into the legal profession began at an early age, when she would accompany her criminal defense attorney father to court.
"I often went to his office on school holidays or during the summer," she recalled. "I'd sit in court, watching him advocate for his clients."
After law school at Columbia University, and a brief stint at a corporate law firm in New York, she returned to Lo... (continued)