
Career Highlights: Appointed Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, March 25, 2021; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1999-2021
Law School: University of La Verne College of Law and Public Service, 1998
BELLFLOWER -- Superior Court Judge Warren M. Kato, who as a prosecutor obtained a 1,210-year prison sentence for a serial bank robber, recently interviewed convicts serving life terms to get their perspectives on what makes a good judge.
As part of a judicial conference at San Quentin, Kato said he "got to spend some time talking to them and getting their insights on what they think would help."
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