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Feb. 4, 2013

Zaven V. Sinanian

Settlement Judge Zaven V. Sinanian, drawn to law by a dream cut short, helps make peace.

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Zaven V. Sinanian
Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Signature Resolution

By Jean Yung

Daily Journal Staff Writer

During the waning years of the Ottoman Empire, the Armenian genocide ended Zaven V. Sinanian's grandfather's legal career. He was prevented from practicing law and deported to Cyprus, where he started a small business. But the unfulfilled dream would inspire his grandson, who sought political refuge in America as a teenager, to apply to law school.

Today, Sinanian is one of seven judges in Los Angeles Super... (continued)

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