Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 2012; partner, Lim Ruger & Kim LLP 2006-12; executive director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1997-2006; associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 1988-97; staff attorney, senior counsel, directing attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1980-88; staff attorney, directing attorney, San Fernando Valley Neighborhood Legal Services, 1976-80
Law School: UCLA School of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 2012; partner, Lim Ruger & Kim LLP 2006-12; executive director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1997-2006; associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 1988-97; staff attorney, senior counsel, directing attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1980-88; staff attorney, directing attorney, San Fernando Valley Neighborhood Legal Services, 1976-80
Law School: UCLA School of Law
Judge Bruce G. Iwasaki spent his first decade as a lawyer working for legal aid organizations, and in fact spent more time at that than his 17 years as a civil litigator for major firms.
“One of the things that motivated me to go into law school was the notion of how the law could be a tool, by no means the only tool, but a method for helping people and bringing about change and their circumstances,” Iwasaki said, explaining his... (continued)
