Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, August 2007; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1996-2007; law clerk, Judge A. Wallace Tashima, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Rudi M. Brewster, San Diego, 1994-95
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1994
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, August 2007; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1996-2007; law clerk, Judge A. Wallace Tashima, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Rudi M. Brewster, San Diego, 1994-95
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1994
LOS ANGELES -- Superior Court Judge Elaine Lu once tried to impress her future husband by cooking him an elaborate dinner.
"I made scallops," she said. "I tried to make it fancy by searing it."
It did not go well. He became violently ill and remained sick for several days.
Lu's mother predicted, "This man will never propose to you."
Her boss at the U.S. Attorney's Office saw an upside: Lu might never be expec... (continued)
