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May 27, 2008

Keeping It Civil

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Ruth A. Kwan puts in long hours, pays attention to detail, exercises her listening skills, uses psychology and proposes creative solutions while presiding over civil law disputes.

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Los Angeles County Superior Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court
By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 5

      LOS ANGELES - After wending her way through the Los Angeles judiciary for a dozen years, Judge Ruth A. Kwan finally arrived at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse last July, hankering for the challenge attached to an exploration of an entirely new sphere of law. In this case, it was the realm of civil law.
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