
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 16, 2015; partner, Steptoe and Johnson LLP, 1997-2015; partner, associate Lane Powell PC, 1986-97; trial attorney, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, 1982-85
Law School: University of Oregon School of Law, 1982
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Los Angeles County Judge Lawrence P. Riff knows the law, likes to discuss the law and consider all the possibilities. If he is concerned with hypotheticals - 'Should he recuse himself from a lawsuit challenging a policy set by his colleagues? - he asks lots of questions and takes his time deliberating.
"Judge Riff is an exceedingly thoughtful and open-minded judge. He is both practically minded and keenly interested in legal details, substantive and procedura... (continued)