Los Angeles Superior
LOS ANGELES -- Despite his 35 years of experience in the criminal justice system, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Norm J. Shapiro is bemused when asked for his résumé.
He uses a sheet from a memo pad and jots down three items: the names of the two places he's worked in those years and the law school he graduated from in 1969.
There's no pretense or puffery there. In fact, Shapiro usually tends toward self-deprecation if he can get a laugh out if it. T... (continued)