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Curtis A. Kin

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Judge
General Civil
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Department/Division: 86 Courtroom/Floor: 836

111 N Hill St
Los Angeles , CA 90012-3014
(213) 830-0786



Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, July 15, 2013; adjunct professor, Pepperdine Caruso Law, 2003; assistant U.S. attorney, 2000-13; law clerk, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor (currently Supreme Court Justice,) 1999-2000; associate, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, 1997-99; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, 1996-97

Stanford Law School, 1996



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Judge Curtis Kin thrives on challenge in writs and receivers assignment Los Angeles County Superior Court Jan. 26, 2026
Curtis A. Kin Los Angeles County (Pasadena) Aug. 12, 2014

Columns
Title Category Published
Crimes and immigration consequences Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jun. 25, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
California FAIR Plan Assn. v. Lara
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Dec. 8, 2025
Carachure v. City of Azusa
reversed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 17, 2025
Modification: Divine Food and Catering v. Western Diocese of the Armenian
Anti-SLAPP Jul. 18, 2023
Divine Food and Catering v. Western Diocese of the Armenian
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 29, 2023
Modification: Daimler Trucks North America LLC v. Superior Court (Hu)
petition denied
 Civil Procedure Jul. 25, 2022
Daimler Trucks North America LLC v. Superior Court (Hu)
petition denied
 Civil Procedure Jul. 8, 2022
Romero v. Shih
reversed in part
 Real Property May 6, 2022
People v. Wong
affirmed as modified
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Save our Rural Town v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and Does 1 to 20, inclusive Environmental Law judge Dec. 5, 2025
County of Los Angeles v. State of California Department of Health Services Director Government judge Jan. 12, 2024
Joyful Will International; Brightex International v. Romex Textiles, Inc. Contracts judge Feb. 24, 2023
Sergio Larios v. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC Consumer Law judge Nov. 11, 2022
Ecological Alliance LLC v. Great Eastern Entertainment Co. Consumer Law judge Jul. 22, 2022
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, as Successor-In-Interest to Developers Surety and Indemnity Company v. Commercial Waste Services, Inc., Aron Petrosian; Diruhi Sirvart Petrosian Contracts judge Sep. 10, 2021
Mahlet Legese v. Yolanda James, John James aka Rodney Roach, et al. Personal Injury judge Jul. 9, 2021
Azatuhi Sahakyan, Armen Vardanyan v. Explorer Insurance Company Contracts judge Sep. 11, 2020
Handyman v. Real Estate Agent, Real Estate Company Personal Injury judge Jun. 19, 2020
Benedicta Martinez v. Avanti Cafe Inc., et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 25, 2019
John Anderson, Donna Anderson v. Glenn Cohen, et al. Contracts judge Jul. 5, 2019

MCLE
Title Category Published
Crimes and immigration consequences Criminal Law Jun. 24, 2013
Title Court Published
Judge Curtis Kin thrives on challenge in writs and receivers assignment Los Angeles County Superior Court Jan. 26, 2026
Curtis A. Kin Los Angeles County (Pasadena) Aug. 12, 2014
Title Category Published
Crimes and immigration consequences Judges and Judiciary, Immigration, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jun. 25, 2013
Case Category Published
California FAIR Plan Assn. v. Lara
reversed and remanded
 Insurance Dec. 8, 2025
Carachure v. City of Azusa
reversed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 17, 2025
Modification: Divine Food and Catering v. Western Diocese of the Armenian
Anti-SLAPP Jul. 18, 2023
Divine Food and Catering v. Western Diocese of the Armenian
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 29, 2023
Modification: Daimler Trucks North America LLC v. Superior Court (Hu)
petition denied
 Civil Procedure Jul. 25, 2022
Daimler Trucks North America LLC v. Superior Court (Hu)
petition denied
 Civil Procedure Jul. 8, 2022
Romero v. Shih
reversed in part
 Real Property May 6, 2022
People v. Wong
affirmed as modified
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2018
Title Category Published
Crimes and immigration consequences Criminal Law Jun. 24, 2013
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