San Diego Superior Court (San Diego)
Career Highlights: Elected to the San Diego County Superior Court, Nov. 7, 2006; sworn in Jan. 8, 2007; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1999-2007; deputy public defender, San Diego County, 1995-99
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1995
Career Highlights: Elected to the San Diego County Superior Court, Nov. 7, 2006; sworn in Jan. 8, 2007; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1999-2007; deputy public defender, San Diego County, 1995-99
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 1995
SAN DIEGO -- Assigning essays to juvenile delinquents is par for the course for Judge Roderick Shelton, who tells the young defendants to write about their passion or something that challenges their viewpoint.
"I've had certain kids who have said some racial things and I've had them write an essay on Emmett Till ... someone who got lynched," Shelton said.
Other times, it may be an essay based on a trip to a museum or an artist. He says he read... (continued)
