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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 12, 2002

Jurist Seeks Solutions Courageously, Quietly

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Leon S. Kaplan marked his 20th anniversary on the bench recently in much the same way he runs his general civil court in Van Nuys - with little or no fanfare.

PROFILE
Leon S. Kaplan
Superior Court Judge
Los Angeles
Career highlights: Elected to Los Angeles Superior Court, 1986; appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1981; member, California Youth Authority Appeals Board, 1975-81; deputy public defender, Los Angeles, 1975; sole practitioner, 1974-75; associate, Jacoby & Meyers, 1973-74; staff attorney, Youth Law Center, San Francisco, 1972-73; Volunteers in Ser...

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