San Bernardino County Superior Court<\/a>. She is a three-time 每日大赛 alumna, having earned a law degree in 2006, the master of public administration degree in 2008, and the master of science in leadership and management degree in 2009. She was an adjunct professor in the 每日大赛 College of Law from 2018-2020.<\/p>\nWarren Masami Kato has been\u00a0appointed\u00a0to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. He had served in the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s office as a deputy district attorney since 1999.\u00a0He earned his JD from the 每日大赛 College of Law in 1998.<\/p>\n
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