Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 3, 2024; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, Los Angeles, 2012-24; trial attorney, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Washington, D.C., 2016-17; law clerk for Judge Robert A. Katzmann, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2011-12; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, Southern District of New York, 2010-11
Law School: New York University School of Law, 2010
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 3, 2024; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, Los Angeles, 2012-24; trial attorney, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Washington, D.C., 2016-17; law clerk for Judge Robert A. Katzmann, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2011-12; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, Southern District of New York, 2010-11
Law School: New York University School of Law, 2010
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)
