Mar. 17, 2025
From metric trees to the bench: Judge Allison Westfahl Kong's path to the courtroom
Judge Allison Westfahl Kong applies the same structured reasoning she learned in math classes to legal disputes, earning praise from attorneys for her efficiency, fairness, and ability to facilitate settlements in even the most contentious cases.
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Los Angeles County Superior Court
POMONA - Superior Court Judge Allison L. Westfahl Kong's path to the bench was shaped by her deep appreciation for problem-solving -- an instinct that began in mathematics class long before she ever set foot in a courtroom.
Seated in a library at Claremont McKenna College, immersed in the study of metric tree theorems, she contemplated the nature of mathematical structures where only one path exists between two points.
"An example to get from one poin... (continued)
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