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Oct. 31, 2011

Shelly B. Torrealba

Judge Shelly B. Torrealba grew up with cow-milking duty and now enjoys shepherding crime victims

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Shelly B. Torrealba

Shelly Torrealba

Los Angeles County

Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1994-2010; sole practitioner, 1993-94; insurance defense, Robinson, DiLando & Whitaker APLC, 1992-93; law clerk, Los Angeles County district attorney

Law School: DePaul University College of Law/ Southwestern Law School
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By Connie Lopez

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Growing up in Michigan, Judge Shelly Torrealba would rise at 5 a.m. to milk the cows.

"I've been chased by bulls, saved from stalled tractors. ... I really am a small-town girl from nowhere," she said.

Now Torrealba presides over misdemeanor trials at the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles.

She credits her Midwest upbringing for her patience and understand... (continued)

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