Los Angeles County Superior Court (Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court)
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 27, 2012; partner, SNR Denton US LLP, 2010-12; partner, Reed Smith LLP, 2008-10; partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 1994-2007; associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 1990-94; associate, Gronmeier Barker & Huerta, 1989-90; associate, Hufstedler Miller Carlson & Beardsley, 1985-89.
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1984
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 27, 2012; partner, SNR Denton US LLP, 2010-12; partner, Reed Smith LLP, 2008-10; partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 1994-2007; associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 1990-94; associate, Gronmeier Barker & Huerta, 1989-90; associate, Hufstedler Miller Carlson & Beardsley, 1985-89.
Law School: Stanford Law School, 1984
By Henry Meier
Daily Journal Staff Writer
MONTEREY PARK - Growing up as one of 14 children in James Island, S.C., Tony L. Richardson's formative years were spent "living off the land" in the small rural township, located on a spit of earth just off the coast of Charleston. It was there that he decided to focus on academics, not in small part due to his interest in the law and the dearth of African-American attorneys he saw growing up.
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