
Career Highlights: Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Pete Wilson, 1998; East Los Angeles Municipal Court judge, 1995-98; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1981-95.
Law School: UC Hastings College of the Law
Los Angeles County Superior Court
LOS ANGELES — When a cashed check is deposited into an acoount, it’s not just a computer working its magic. A bank employee has read it and manually entered the payment. Before she was a Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, that employee used to be Ruth A. Kwan.
Making $1.75 an hour on the graveyard shift, Kwan said it was the most humbling job she’s had.
“It’s humbling not just bec... (continued)