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Ashfaq G. Chowdhury

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Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
North Central District - Glendale Courthouse
Department/Division: E Courtroom/Floor: 250

600 E Broadway
Glendale , CA 91206-4395
(818) 265-6423



Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 27, 2018; deputy federal public defender, Los Angeles, 2010-18; associate, Cole Pedroza LLP, Pasadena, 2008-10; associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, 2005-08; associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York City, 1999-05.

Columbia Law School, 2000



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
The Standup Los Angeles County (Lancaster) Apr. 8, 2019

Columns
Title Category Published
Message in a bottle: reconsidering service by publication Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2025
Franz Kafka: Enemy of the Kafkaesque Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary Dec. 19, 2024
Soured Lemon: What's next for the State's religion clauses? Constitutional Law Sep. 30, 2024
Substantial burdens and sacred lands Native Americans Aug. 6, 2024
Ceci n'est pas un contrat Evidence, Contracts Jun. 12, 2024
None of our business: Recent anti-SLAPP cases on the distinctions between public and private issues Constitutional Law, Civil Rights May 24, 2024
Reflecting on spontaneous statements Law Practice, Evidence Apr. 24, 2024
Between ports: an admiralty decision in the Ninth Circuit presents an intriguing question of statutory interpretation Admiralty/Maritime, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Mar. 13, 2024
In the free-speech zones Evidence, Constitutional Law Jan. 30, 2024
The little hearsay exception that couldn’t Evidence Nov. 30, 2023
Last words: On dying declarations Litigation & Arbitration, Evidence Oct. 30, 2023
How to do things with words Evidence Oct. 6, 2023
Did the U.S. Supreme Court take a bite out of the Rogers test in a dog toy case? U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property Jun. 15, 2023
A transformative decision on fair use? U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property May 31, 2023
The hermeneutics of honking Constitutional Law Apr. 26, 2023
What’s in a name? Civil Litigation May 27, 2022
So fresh, so clean U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice Mar. 3, 2021

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Astghik Djikneyan v. Susan Chobanian, M.D. Medical judge Jul. 12, 2024

MCLE
Title Category Published
Message in a bottle: reconsidering service by publication Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2025
Soured Lemon: What's next for the State's religion clauses? Constitutional Law Sep. 30, 2024
Ceci n'est pas un contrat Contracts Jun. 12, 2024
None of our business: Recent anti-SLAPP cases on the distinctions between public and private issues Constitutional Law May 24, 2024
Reflecting on spontaneous statements Civil Procedure Apr. 24, 2024
Last words: On dying declarations Evidence Oct. 30, 2023
How to do things with words Evidence Oct. 6, 2023
Title Court Published
The Standup Los Angeles County (Lancaster) Apr. 8, 2019
Title Category Published
Message in a bottle: reconsidering service by publication Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2025
Franz Kafka: Enemy of the Kafkaesque Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary Dec. 19, 2024
Soured Lemon: What's next for the State's religion clauses? Constitutional Law Sep. 30, 2024
Substantial burdens and sacred lands Native Americans Aug. 6, 2024
Ceci n'est pas un contrat Evidence, Contracts Jun. 12, 2024
None of our business: Recent anti-SLAPP cases on the distinctions between public and private issues Constitutional Law, Civil Rights May 24, 2024
Reflecting on spontaneous statements Law Practice, Evidence Apr. 24, 2024
Between ports: an admiralty decision in the Ninth Circuit presents an intriguing question of statutory interpretation Admiralty/Maritime, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Mar. 13, 2024
In the free-speech zones Evidence, Constitutional Law Jan. 30, 2024
The little hearsay exception that couldn’t Evidence Nov. 30, 2023
Last words: On dying declarations Litigation & Arbitration, Evidence Oct. 30, 2023
How to do things with words Evidence Oct. 6, 2023
Did the U.S. Supreme Court take a bite out of the Rogers test in a dog toy case? U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property Jun. 15, 2023
A transformative decision on fair use? U.S. Supreme Court, Intellectual Property May 31, 2023
The hermeneutics of honking Constitutional Law Apr. 26, 2023
What’s in a name? Civil Litigation May 27, 2022
So fresh, so clean U.S. Supreme Court, Law Practice Mar. 3, 2021
Case Name Topic Role Published
Astghik Djikneyan v. Susan Chobanian, M.D. Medical judge Jul. 12, 2024
Title Category Published
Message in a bottle: reconsidering service by publication Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2025
Soured Lemon: What's next for the State's religion clauses? Constitutional Law Sep. 30, 2024
Ceci n'est pas un contrat Contracts Jun. 12, 2024
None of our business: Recent anti-SLAPP cases on the distinctions between public and private issues Constitutional Law May 24, 2024
Reflecting on spontaneous statements Civil Procedure Apr. 24, 2024
Last words: On dying declarations Evidence Oct. 30, 2023
How to do things with words Evidence Oct. 6, 2023
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