
By Brian Cardile
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Battles over a half-ton emerald, truculent tweets of a besotted rock star, and treacherous art dealings between millionaires.
It's all sensational drama for nighttime procedurals but, to the uniquely equanimous Judge Michael M. Johnson, it's just a typical day.
Whether hearing felonies in Compton, death penalty cases downtown, or high-profile civil litigation in his latest post on ... (continued)