- Occupation: Superior Court Referee
- Appointed in 2000 by the Superior Court to perform duties of a Judge
- Presided over hundreds of serious juvenile criminal trials (adjudications), including murder, robbery, assault and gang and firearm charges
- 2004 "Outstanding Judicial Officer" - Juvenile Courts Bar Association
- Adjunct Professor, Criminal Procedure; Certificate Recognition, "Distinguished Professor and Extraordinary Community Leader" - Peoples College of Law
- Board of Governors - Women Lawyers Association LA, Chair Criminal Justice; CA Asian-Pacific Am Judges Assn; ABA Minorities in the Judiciary
- Previously trial attorney representing abused and neglected children in juvenile dependency matters
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- To make the Justice System more responsive to the community that it serves.
- Treat all who come before me with respect, patience and fairness so that all will feel their voices were heard.
- Justice is not just about incarceration; Justice also includes individualized justice and consideration of rehabilitation.
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The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from Cynthia Loo
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- LA Times; United Teachers Los Angeles, LA County Federation of Labor
- Controller John Chiang; Bd Equalization Judy Chu; Assm Speaker Karen Bass
- Sheriff Lee Baca; LA County Democratic Party, 100+ California Jurists
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- Being Myself in Juvenile Court - Countering Stereotypes While Changing Lives
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Cynthia Loo, "The Changing Face of Civil Litigation: Being Myself in Juvenile Court", CALIFORNIA COURTS REVIEW, Summer 2006, at 12
- In The Brilliance Of Optimism and Hope
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Cynthia Loo, "In The Brilliance Of Optimism and Hope", GAVEL TO GAVEL, The Los Angeles Superior Court Judicial Magazine, Fall 2006, at 12
- Closing Argument: A Personal View of Diversity on the Bench
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Cynthia Loo, "Closing Argument: A Personal View of Diversity on the Bench", LOS ANGELES LAWYER, April 2008, at 80
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