Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 2013; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2001-13; clerk for 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Terence T. Evans, Chicago, 2000-01; clerk for U.S. District Judge Nora M. Manella, Los Angeles, 1998-2000; associate, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, 1996-98
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1998
Los Angeles County Superior Court
By Brian Cardile
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - During an otherwise typical proceeding last fall, newly-appointed Superior Court Judge Rupa Goswami gaveled an abrupt recess.
The former federal prosecutor wasn't stumped by some particular of California evidence; a more basic need required the break: Goswami had morning sickness.
"I had the awkward situation of finding out I was pregnant two months after I was appointed," Go... (continued)