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Sep. 25, 2019

Paying Attention

LA Judge Michelle Kim knows small matters can have great ripple effects on society.

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Los Angeles Superior (Los Angeles)

LOS ANGELES — Michelle C. Kim would rather solve problems today others might think can be safely ignored until tomorrow.

A former deputy public defender appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court more than a year ago, Kim said she sees a lot of those kinds of problems in her misdemeanor court. Fines and fees that might be written off as small legal matters often have profound effects on individuals that later comp... (continued)

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