Attorneys
Judith L. Wood (Member)
Admissions:
New Mexico; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. (Not admitted in California).
Education:
Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1981); Institute for International Human Rights Law. City College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1969).
Background:
Public Defender, State of New Mexico. Law Clerk to Chief Judge of State Supreme Court. Presenter: American Immigration Lawyers Association Conferences; Los Angeles County Bar Association Conferences. Law School Professor, California International Institute, Peoples' College of Law. Executive Director, Human Rights Project. Private Practice, Los Angeles, 1984—. Staff Attorney: El Rescate; One Stop Immigration. Managing Attorney, Central American Resource Center.
Member:
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Immigration Section); American Bar Association (International Bar Associate); State Bar of New Mexico; American Immigration Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Lawyers Guild.
Languages:
Spanish, French, Russian, Korean, Mongolian, Farsi, Hindi, Arabic and Hebrew.
Practice Areas:
Immigration and Naturalization; International Human Rights; Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice; Federal Practice.
Email: Judith L. Wood
Jesse A. Moorman III (Member)
Admissions:
Admitted to bar, 1987, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth, Fourth and Fifth Circuits.
Education:
Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1987); International Institute for Human Rights in Strasbourg, France (International Law). University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1974).
Member:
Los Angeles County Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Practice Areas:
Immigration and Naturalization; International Human Rights; Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice; Federal Practice.
Email: Jesse A. Moorman III
