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Jun. 23, 2026

Rodney King riots set Judge Amanda Park on path to the bench

As a young woman, she watched helplessly as Korean shops were looted and burned. Years later, as a judge, she was part of a commission that led to the return of Manhantton Beach property seized by eminent domain.

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Rodney King riots set Judge Amanda Park on path to the bench

Amanda S. Park

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Elevated Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Aug. 7, 2025; commissioner, Los Angeles, 2024-25; supervising attorney, staff attorney; Child Support Services Department, Los Angeles, 2001-2024; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1997-2001; deputy district attorney, Kern County, 1996-97

Law School: Loyola Law School, 1995
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VAN NUYS - Superior Court Judge Amanda S. Park thought she was going to be a concert pianist.

Practicing piano for two to four hours a day had become routine by the time she arrived at UCLA, expecting to spend her professional life performing. That changed when a professor began holding master classes in which students performed before their peers and then received critiques in front of the room.

"It was too much for me," Park recalled. "It was ... (continued)

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