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May 21, 2019

Intensely Focused

LA County Judge Ruth Kwan reads fast, seldom changes her tentatives and gets to the point.

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Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
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)

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