Los Angeles County (Torrance)
Career Highlights: Appointed a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. George Deukmejian, 1989; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1969-89.
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1968
Career Highlights: Appointed a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. George Deukmejian, 1989; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1969-89.
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1968
By Brandon Ortiz
Daily Journal Staff Writer
TORRANCE - If you appear before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Sokolov, you'd best mind your manners.
"I believe in civility," Sokolov said. "It is a very high-volume court, and acrimony does not come across well."
Sokolov oversees a busy felony calendar of cases at an early stage in litigation in early-disposition court, where he spends most of his day on the bench, som... (continued)
