Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Judge Lana Kim, a prosecutor for 15 years before her election to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2020, began hearing felonies last month and says she does not listen with incarceration in mind as an ideal outcome.
“I don’t want to put anyone in jail,” said Kim, who nopw has felony cases at the LAX Airport Courthouse after a couple of years with misdemeanors. “I do not find any humor or satisfaction in doing that. I real... (continued)