Led by President and CEO Joshua Morey.

which awarded her the Justice Stephen K.Before entering private practice.

and she will be a great asset to our judicial system.Tamura Award in recognition of dedication to constitutional rights and significant contributions to the advancement of Asian Americans in the legal profession and the community at large.She also handled civil rights and employment litigation in state and federal courts.

Kato served in the Federal Public Defenders Office for the Central District of California.civil rights matters where the plaintiff is not represented by counsel.

the district has 28 authorized Article III judgeships.

Kato — the first Japanese American woman and the third AAPI woman to serve as a federal district court judge in the Central District of California —fills the vacancy that arose when District Judge Beverly Reid OConnell passed away in October 2017.a Palestinian American family in Chicago was brutally attacked in their home by their landlord.

As war rages in the Middle East.We grieve for the loss of life in the conflict and for the life of this child who was so brutally murdered.

We stand with our friends in communities across the country whose families are affected by this conflict.Hate crimes are not acceptable under any circumstances.