Profile: Judge Kim Wardlaw

Wardlaw Cut a Fast Track to Center of 9th Circuit
By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer

February 08, 2007

PASADENA - A turn of turtles inhabits Kim Wardlaw's chambers.

Sparkling and vibrant, the small figurines appear on the judge's bookshelf and desk. They are unlikely visitors in a world filled with legal documents and books.

"They remind me to slow down, to be thoughtful," Wardlaw said. "They remind me that everything doesn't have to be done today."