Hon. Fumiko Wasserman graduated from Narbonne High School at the age of 16 and went on to obtain her B.A. and teaching credential from UCLA.  After teaching in the South Bay, she obtained her J.D. from Loyola Law School, where she was on Law Review and the Dean’s List.  After clerking for the Honorable Terry J. Hatter, Jr., Judge Wasserman became the first Asian American woman appointed Assistant United States Attorney in the United States.   She was appointed to the Municipal Court in 1986 and elevated to the Los Angeles Superior Court in 1989 by Governor George Deukmejian.  She served on the California Commission on Judicial Performance, the Judicial Council’s Access and Fairness Committee, and as Chair of the Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER).  Her many awards include the Joan Dempsey Klein Distinguished Jurist Award from California Women Lawyers (for the advancement of women), the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Trailblazer Award, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation Judge of the Year.  Judge Wasserman mentors new judges, lawyers, and at-risk youth.  She has taught at USC and Loyola Law School and judicial colleges.