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Sep. 16, 2009

A Different Voice

Judge Sandra Ikuta began her professional life as a journalist for martial arts publications. She turned to a different kind of writing - and a different forum in which to practice - after graduating from UCLA School of Law in 1988.

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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena)
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

PASADENA There's more to kung fu than Jackie Chan spin-kicking his way out of trouble. Ask Judge Sandra Ikuta of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a former journalist who once edited magazines like Martial Arts Movies and Inside Kung Fu.

The editor, then known as Sandra Segal, met the martial arts photographer who'd become her husband, Ed Ikuta, while working on stories for her magazines in the ea... (continued)

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