Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 18, 2014; commissioner, Los Angeles County, 2005-14; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1994-2005; of counsel, Hong and Chang, Los Angeles, 2001-02; associate, Leland Parachini Flinn Steinberg Matzger & Melnick, LLP, Los Angeles, 1992-94; associate, Rogers and Wells, Los Angeles, 1988-92
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, 1988
Los Angeles County Superior Court
LOS ANGELES - Although Judge David J. Cowan has been on the probate bench of Los Angeles County Superior Court for only two years, attorneys who appear before him say one would hardly know it, as his hard work, intelligence, and insightful questions have more than made up for limited experience.
After more than six years as family law commissioner, Cowan was given the probate assignment in 2013 and kept it after his... (continued)
