
Career Highlights: Elected as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, Nov. 3, 2020; enrobed Jan. 4, 2021; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County District, 2008-21; sole practice, 2003-08
Law School: Southwestern U Law School
LANCASTER — Superior Court Judge Scott A. Yang was driven to a law career by his parents’ influence, not by their advice, but by their experiences.
His parents were born in China, but moved to Vietnam, both at a young age. They then immigrated to the United States when Yang was a young child.
“When we first moved to California, my parents had various small businesses,” he said. His father worked in a ... (continued)