Shirley K. Watkins

Shirley K. Watkins

Shirley K. Watkins was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown in November 2014. Prior to her appointment, Watkins practiced primarily in the area of medical malpractice and successfully handled hundreds of malpractice cases. She was a member of the CAALA Board of Governors and served in several Board positions for Women Lawyers of Los Angeles, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. She has been nominated twice as CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year. For over 15 years, she served as a voluntary mediator and arbitrator for the Los Angeles Superior Court. She has completed Pepperdine University’s distinguished Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution’s training program “Mediating the Litigated Case.”

Articles written by this author:

The secret lives of judges

Time spent on the bench is only the tip of the iceberg of what judges do every day

Shirley K. Watkins

2017 July


The sale of structured settlements

You’ve seen the ads on TV. Cash now. Your former client now wants advice. Here’s what you must know

Shirley K. Watkins

2020 July