Obituaries,
Judges and Judiciary
May 6, 2022
Retired L.A. County judge could ‘read the room like no other’
“He would bore into it right away and he wasn’t a diplomat. He didn’t care what you thought. This is the way it was and if you didn’t like the outcome you were probably wrong because he was always right when it came to resolution,” Steve Davis, CEO of Alternative Resolution Center, said.
Retired Los Angeles County Judge Owen Lee Kwong, known as much for his wry wit as his skill in settling complicated disputes, has died. He was 80, and suffered from complications of COVID-19.
“Owen was the same person on and off the bench. He had a quiet and pensive nature with an infectious sense of humor,” said Los Angeles County Presiding Judge Eric C. Taylor. “He was a judicial trailblazer in the Asian legal community and one of our mo...
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