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JABA congratulates former JABA President Akemi Arakaki on her appointment to the Los Angeles County Superior Court!
Arakaki, 37, of Monterey Park, has served as a deputy public defender for the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office since 1999. Prior to that, she was an attorney for the Law Offices of Steve Escovar in 1999. Arakaki earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College. She fills the vacancy created by the conversion of a court commissioner position on October 8, 2010. Arakaki is a Democrat.
JABA Congratulates Timothy R. Saito and Upinder S.
Kalra on their Appointments to the Los Angeles Superior Court
JABA congratulates board member Timothy R. Saito and JABA member Upinder S.
Kalra on their appointments to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger on June 30, 2010.
Saito, 47, of Glendale, has served as a deputy city attorney for
the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office since 2000. He served the U.S.
District Court, Central District of California as a research attorney
and judicial law clerk from 1994 to 2000. Saito earned a Juris
Doctorate degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in law from Glendale
University College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of California, Los Angeles. He fills the vacancy created by
the conversion of a court commissioner position on January 26, 2010.
Kalra, 45, of Los Angeles, has served as a deputy alternate
public defender for the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender’s
Office since 1995. He was a deputy public defender for the Los Angeles
County Public Defender’s Office from 1990 to 1995. Kalra earned a Juris
Doctorate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School
of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of
Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen.
Fred Korematsu Day Signed into Law
Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 1775, the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution bill, into law on September 23, 2010. The bill was sponsored by Assemblymembers Warren Furutani and Marty Block, For more information, go to Korematsu Institute website.
The Daily Journal Profiles the Honorable Jon Takasugi
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Superior Court Judge Jon Takasugi’s black robes are too wide around the middle
and the sleeves are too short. And that’s just the way he likes them.
He
inherited the robes from his father, the late-U.S. District Judge Robert M.
Takasugi, who spent 33 years on the federal bench. Robert Takasugi was revered by lawyers and
judges alike for his humanity, independence and dedication to the doctrine of
equal justice.
His constant mantra was “always, always do the right thing,”
his son said.
That may be one of the reasons Jon Takasugi, 46, weighs so
carefully each side of every misdemeanor case or felony preliminary hearing that
comes before him. Read the full profile at www.dailyjournal.com. |
The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946
The Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. is showcasing arts and crafts made by Japanese Americans in U.S. internment camps during World War II. The exhibit runs through January 31, 2011.
Judicial Candidate Mentoring Program
JABA is pleased to announce the establishment of its Judicial Candidate Mentoring Program. JABA’s goal, through this program, is to promote and enhance judicial opportunities for its members by providing individual mentoring to those interested in a judicial career. If you are interested in becoming a judge or commissioner and would like to be mentored on an individual and confidential basis, please contact Judicial Appointments Committee Chair Katherine Hikida at (213) 894-2285. You must be a JABA member (add link to membership application) to participate in the Judicial Candidate Mentoring Program. If you are a judicial officer interested in mentoring, please contact Katherine Hikida. JABA thanks you for your support!
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