Los Angeles County (Pomona)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, April 28, 2020; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1994-2020; attorney, Law Offices of Leo James Terrell, Beverly Hills, 1994; associate, Dickson & Associates, Los Angeles, 1993-94; attorney, Law Offices of Leo James Terrell, 1992-93
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1991
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, April 28, 2020; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1994-2020; attorney, Law Offices of Leo James Terrell, Beverly Hills, 1994; associate, Dickson & Associates, Los Angeles, 1993-94; attorney, Law Offices of Leo James Terrell, 1992-93
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1991
POMONA — While the COVID-19 pandemic led to case backlogs for many courtrooms, it helped resolve a handful of Judge Lisa R. Washington’s family law matters.
“They come in and they’re like, ‘We don’t want the divorce anymore,’” She said. “’We’re back together now because of COVID. We’re raising our children together.’ That’s happened on at least three occasions I can think of off the top of my head.”
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