
Career Highlights: Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court, appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Nov. 13, 2020; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 2016-2020; associate, Irell & Manella LLP, 2012-2016; lecturer and adjunct professor, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, 2009, 2015 and 2020; deputy director of voter protection, Organizing for America - Nevada, Henderson, Nevada, 2012; law clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2011-2012; law clerk, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2010-2011; special prosecutor, Burbank City Attorney's Office, and special counsel, Glendale City Attorney's Office, 2010; associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP, 2007-2010.
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law
Los Angeles County Superior Court
POMONA — After his family immigrated from Burma in 1988 when he was 5 years old, Superior Court Judge Bryant Y. Yang said he knew he wanted to pursue a career in law because he saw so much persecution in his native land and in other countries.
Ten members of his family, including extended family members, came to the United States and lived in a three-bedroom condominium in East Los Angeles.
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