
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, January, 2019; managing attorney, Law Office of Cavalluzzi & Cavalluzzi, Los Angeles, 2001-19; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 1999-2001; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1987-99
Law School: Southwestern University School of Law
In her youth, Judge Maria Cavalluzzi did just about every job at her mother's hair salon from bookkeeping to sweeping up hair.
"That was definitely one of the jobs," she confirmed.
But the most valuable type of experience Cavalluzzi gained was also the most intangible.
"I learned from my parents ... you just always want to treat people with respect," sh... (continued)