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Advocate Magazine - "You’re thinking about applying to be a judge, is this the right job for you?"
"Maybe you are thinking about applying to be a judge. Do you know what it is like to be a judge? The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) has a Judicial Pipeline Committee, which helps aspiring judges reach their goal. Similar mentoring programs are popping up in other forums. There is now a mentoring program for those who aspire to be on the court of appeal in the Second District..."
Daily Journal Profile - July 2024
Retired Judge Steven J. Kleifield liked to tell people that his mother inspired his decision to focus on a career in law. "Where I grew up, you were supposed to either be a doctor or a lawyer, and she decided that I was the lawyer type," said Kleifield, who was raised in Skokie, Illinois. "I liked to talk about things. I liked to analyze things, and she told me, 'You should be a lawyer,' and that just stuck with me."
