Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Elevated Los Angeles Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 21, 2024; commissioner, Los Angeles County, 2023; attorney, Axion Law Group, Santa Monica, 2013-23; corporate counsel, DaVita Inc., El Segundo, 2012-13; senior attorney, Southern California Edison, Rosemead, 2006-12; associate, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, D.C., 2004-06; senior counsel, US Airways Inc., Arlington, VA, 2002-04; associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C., 2000-02
Law School: Columbia Law School, 2000
Career Highlights: Elevated Los Angeles Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 21, 2024; commissioner, Los Angeles County, 2023; attorney, Axion Law Group, Santa Monica, 2013-23; corporate counsel, DaVita Inc., El Segundo, 2012-13; senior attorney, Southern California Edison, Rosemead, 2006-12; associate, McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, D.C., 2004-06; senior counsel, US Airways Inc., Arlington, VA, 2002-04; associate, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C., 2000-02
Law School: Columbia Law School, 2000
LOS ANGELES - Before joining the bench, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Latrice A.G. Byrdsong built a career in ERISA law and crafting employee benefit programs, both at law firms and for large corporations.
But Byrdsong's path to this point didn't start with a young girl dreaming of being a judge, or even a lawyer. She did know, however, that she liked solving people's problems. The law, she said, has offered an avenue for that work - whether draf... (continued)
