Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2016; partner, associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, 1988-16; law clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., 1987-88; law clerk to Justice Edward Panelli, California Supreme Court, 1986-87; law clerk to Judge Stanley Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1985-86
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1985
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2016; partner, associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, 1988-16; law clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr., 1987-88; law clerk to Justice Edward Panelli, California Supreme Court, 1986-87; law clerk to Judge Stanley Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1985-86
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 1985
LOS ANGELES -- Judge Mark Epstein once delayed his vacation to ensure two children knew where they'd be going to school after summer break.
It was a family law case in which parents bickered about their school of choice, and Epstein wanted to resolve the matter before the first day of classes. If he hadn't put off his own downtime, the children might have started at one school and then been forced to enroll in another we... (continued)
