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Jul. 6, 2021

A Long Journey

Immigrating from Iran gave Judge Tamila Ipema an early understanding of the law.

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San Diego County Superior Court

VISTA — Upon moving to the U.S. with her brother and mother after the Iranian Revolution, Judge Tamila E. Ipema spent countless hours in libraries studying immigration law to help relocate the rest of her family.

“It took me 12 years of hard work to do that,” she said.

And that was before she became a lawyer. The immigration attorney she worked with was so impressed with her, he encourag... (continued)

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