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Feb. 10, 2026

Judge Roger Ito brings criminal court discipline to civil jury trials

Known for handling murder, gang and postconviction cases, Norwalk Superior Court Judge Roger T. Ito now spends one day a week presiding over complex civil personal injury trials. Attorneys say the veteran criminal judge applies the same preparation, even temperament and respect for jurors that have defined his felony courtroom for decades.

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Judge Roger Ito brings criminal court discipline to civil jury trials

Roger T. Ito

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2002-05; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1995-2002; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1991-95; associate, Burke Williams & Sorensen, 1989-91

Law School: Loyola Law School, 1989
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NORWALK - Once a week, Superior Court Judge Roger T. Ito does something he is not best known for.

Jurors file into his Norwalk courtroom for a civil personal injury trial -- a case measured not in custody credits or sentencing exposure, but in damages, medical causation and future loss. The case is a departure from the work that has defined Ito's courtroom for years.

Ito, who declined to be interviewed for this profile, is the longest-serving felony judge ... (continued)

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