Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner by Los Angeles County Superior Court judges, Jan. 2, 2019; clinical professor and director, Street Law Clinic, Southwestern Law School, 2006-19; consultant, Street Law Inc. 2006-19; mediator, Consortium for Children, Los Angeles 2006-15; consultant, Alliance for Children's Rights, Los Angeles, 2005-07; adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 2005-06; sole practitioner, Monterey Park 2002-05; sole practitioner, Monterey Park, 1992-2002
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law
Southwestern Law School
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner by Los Angeles County Superior Court judges, Jan. 2, 2019; clinical professor and director, Street Law Clinic, Southwestern Law School, 2006-19; consultant, Street Law Inc. 2006-19; mediator, Consortium for Children, Los Angeles 2006-15; consultant, Alliance for Children's Rights, Los Angeles, 2005-07; adjunct professor, Loyola Law School, 2005-06; sole practitioner, Monterey Park 2002-05; sole practitioner, Monterey Park, 1992-2002
Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law
Southwestern Law School
LOS ANGELES — A former law school professor for many years, Commissioner Laura Cohen pointed out a major difference between being the head of the class and the courtroom.
“There’s definitely lots to learn as a judicial officer, and I embrace that coming from the world of academia and education,” she said. “It’s interesting to be on one side of the teaching and now being on the receiving side.”
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