David Abber This is Me

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   Published on: 10/2/2002   Last Visited: 8/1/2005

   Chung also coordinates and supervises the Antelope Valley's implementation of the Los Angeles County victim impact program. The program trains prosecutors to deal with "vulnerable victim" cases like sex crimes, elder abuse, domestic violence and stalking, Chung said. Chung, 37, was named Domestic Violence Prosecutor of the Year in 1997 and in 2000. One of her high-profile prosecutions was a 2001 stalking case against David Abber, a mayoral candidate for the city of Lancaster. Abber was convicted and placed on felony probation. Chung said she was thrilled at her appointment to the bench.
   
   "It's something I've been wanting to do for a long time," she said.
   
   "I've loved being a DA, but to me it's a new challenge. To me, it seems like it's the next step."
   
   Goldstein comes to the bench from Los Angeles' Manatt Phelps & Phillips, where she practiced defense-side employment and business litigation.
   
   Goldstein, 55, has 30 years of litigation experience. She started her [law] career as a trial attorney in 1972 with the U.S. Department of Justice, where she brought "pattern and practice" cases against violators of federal civil rights statutes.