Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 5, 2013; deputy alternate public defender, Los Angeles County, 1996-2013; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1991-96; attorney, Law Offices of Michael Lopiano, 1991; law clerk, attorney, Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services of Los Angeles County, 1987-91
Law School: Western State College of Law at Westcliff University (formerly Western State College of Law at Argosy University,) 1989
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 5, 2013; deputy alternate public defender, Los Angeles County, 1996-2013; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1991-96; attorney, Law Offices of Michael Lopiano, 1991; law clerk, attorney, Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services of Los Angeles County, 1987-91
Law School: Western State College of Law at Westcliff University (formerly Western State College of Law at Argosy University,) 1989
By Brian Cardile
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - As a longtime defense lawyer, Connie R. Quinones handled countless cases with agonizing and horrifying fact patterns, including one that merited a death penalty sentence. But such excruciation doesn't compare to the heart-rending matters she now hears as a dependency judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court bench.
"It's a completely different burden on my heart," Quinones said of ... (continued)
