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Aug. 6, 2025

Judge Sonia Dujan's reputation as a listener sets her apart on a high-pressure bench

L.A. family law judge resolves creative solutions to resolve complex disputes.

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Judge Sonia Dujan's reputation as a listener sets her apart on a high-pressure bench

Sonia Dujan

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Elevated to Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Feb. 14, 2025; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2024-25; sole practitioner, Los Angeles, 2004; associate, Law Offices of Bobette Fleishman, 2003-04; associate, LevittQuinn Family Law Center, 2000-03

Law School: UC Law San Francisco, 1999
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CHATSWORTH - In Superior Court Judge Sonia B. Dujan's courtroom, every hearing starts the same way. Before a single argument is made, she lays out the ground rules.

"If you talk to anyone in my courtroom, they'll tell you I give everyone a chance to speak. I tell them at the beginning everyone is going to have a chance to be heard. You just can't interrupt each other," she said.

Her Los Angeles County family law department moves quickly: ... (continued)

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