Former Police Officer Named Municipal Judge
- Share via
A former Culver City police officer has been named by Gov. George Deukmejian as a Municipal Court judge in Los Angeles County.
The governor’s announcement said Michael E. Knight, 51, of Northridge, replaces Judge Michael Hoff, who was elevated to the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Knight served on the Culver City police force from 1962 to 1970, when he became a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney.
Municipal Court judges earn $86,157 a year.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
Madison McGhee is joined by legendary Dateline host Josh Mankiewicz and esteemed L.A. Times Reporter Richard Winton as the three of them dive into all-things Menendez Brothers, the good, the bad, and the still unknown.
NPR climate editor Sadie Babits talks about why the media has long overlooked the climate crisis, and how that’s starting to change.
