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May 7, 2025

Judge Cristina Gutierrez Legaspi brings certainty to dependency court

Superior Court Judge Cristina Gutierrez Legaspi navigates dependency cases with precision, drawing on her immigrant roots and decades of legal experience to guide families and mentor law students.

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Judge Cristina Gutierrez Legaspi brings certainty to dependency court
Los Angeles County Superior Court

MONTEREY PARK - On a brisk evening at Loyola Law School, the buzzer sounds every 5 minutes. Law students shuffle to the next chair, questions ready, nerves on edge. It's called "speed mentoring." But Superior Court Judge Cristina Gutierrez Legaspi brings more than speed to the table. She brings certainty.

"You sit in a chair, and then there's a student in front of you, and they have like five minutes to ask you, 'Was it a hard path?' '... (continued)

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