Candidate for
Superior Court Judge; County of Los Angeles; Office 95

JUDGE DAN THOMAS OKI

Occupation:

Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. Stanley Mosk Courthouse, 111 N. Hill Street, Department 49, Los Angeles, California 90012.

Education:

A.B., Political Science, Stanford University, 1973. J.D., Loyola Law School (Los Angeles), 1977 (Dean's List Throughout Law School).

Professional History:

Private practice of law, West Covina and Covina, California, 1977-1992. Partner in Jacobsohn, Christian, Stewart & Oki Law Corporation, 1982-1992.

Judge of the Los Angeles County Municipal Court, Citrus Judicial District (West Covina), May 1992 to March 1997 (Appointed by Governor Pete Wilson). Presiding Judge in 1993 and 1994.

Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, March 1997 to present (Elevated by Governor Pete Wilson).

Supervising Judge of the East District, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1998 - 2001.

Supervising Judge of the Criminal Division, Los Angeles Superior Court, July 2001 + July 2003.

Awards and Committees:

Judicial Council of California, Ralph M. Kleps Award for Innovation in the Administration of Justice, Citrus Municipal Court Domestic Violence Courtroom Project, 1995.

Commendation from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1995 for establishing one of the first Domestic Violence Criminal Courts in the State of California.

Commendation from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 2003 for dedicated public service as a judge to all residents of Los Angeles County.

Rated "Well Qualified" for Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2004.

Chair, Presiding Judges Association of Los Angeles County (Municipal Courts), 1997.

Los Angeles Superior Court, Supervising Judges Committee, 1998 + 2003.

Los Angeles Superior Court, Personnel & Budget Committee, 1998 + present. Chair, January 2003 + present.

Judicial Council of California, Court Interpreters Advisory Panel, 2001 + present. Chair, Rules & Standards Subcommittee.

California Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER), Continuing Judicial Studies Program Planning Committee, 1998 + 2000.

CJER New Judge Education Planning Committee, 2001 + present.

Faculty member, CJER New Judge Orientation, 1997 + present.

California Asian-American Judges Association, Executive Board Member, 2000 + present.

Personal:

Married since 1975 to Mary M. Oki, public elementary school teacher, Covina-Valley Unified School District.

Two children, Thomas L. Oki and Denise M. Oki.