
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1998; partner, associate, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, 1976-98
Law School: Columbia Law School, 1975
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - William Highberger, the son of a Presbyterian minister from a small town in New Jersey, was sent to boarding school on a scholarship at age 14.
He was a fish out of water.
"The other kids were more sophisticated and much richer," Highberger said. "It was very tough being away from home at 14. I learned how to be self-reliant. I learned how not to cry.
"And I learned you have to succee... (continued)