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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 31, 2015

Retired judge illustrates the legal side of East meets West

Retired Judge Owen L. Kwong reflects on a decade of teaching Chinese colleagues about Western rule of law.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

For more than 10 years, retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Owen L. Kwong has taught delegations of Chinese judges about the American judicial system.

It started as a trickle, he said, with some early attendees taking copious notes while others longed for lunch.

The Supreme People's Court recently announced a five-year plan to strengthen the rule o...

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