
Career Highlights: Elevated to Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, March 30, 2023; commissioner, 2019-23; senior associate, Law Offices of Vincent W. Davis & Associates, Arcadia, 2013-19; referee, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1997-2013; independent appellate counsel, California Appellate Project, Los Angeles, San Diego, 1993-2003; managing partner, Davis & Davis, Los Angeles, 1989-97; staff attorney. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1986-88
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1986
LANCASTER - When Superior Court Judge Stephanie M. Davis first accepted an assignment at the Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center, she didn't expect to stay more than a few months. Six years later, she's still there--and has reshaped how dependency court works in the Antelope Valley.
"I absolutely fell in love with it," she said. "The courthouse is small, more familiar, and friendly than a big courthouse like Monterey Park. It's like ... (continued)