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Warren Masami Kato

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Warren Masami Kato
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Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Tenure
2021 - Present
Term ends
2029
Years in position
5

Elections and appointments
Last election
June 7, 2022
Appointed
March 25, 2021

Warren Masami Kato is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. Masami Kato assumed office in 2021. Masami Kato's current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Masami Kato won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Kato to the court on March 25, 2021, to replace Edmund Willcox Clarke, Jr.[1]

Biography

Kato received his J.D. from the University of La Verne College of Law. Prior to his appointment, he had served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office since 1999.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Warren Masami Kato (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Warren Masami Kato did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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