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First Japanese American federal judge passes away

August 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. District Judge Robert M. Takasugi, who was sent to an internment camp with his family during World War II and overcame discrimination to become the first Japanese American appointed to the federal bench, has died at the age of 78.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2009, Attorney Howard Weitzman, Circuit Court, East Los Angeles Municipal Court, Eventually Takasugi, FBI, First Japanese American, John Lennon, Judge Harry Pregerson, Los Angeles Police Department, President Gerald Ford, Superior Court Judge Carlos Velarde, Superior Court Judge Jon Takasugi, Takasugi Public Interest Fellowship, Tule Lake, attention, vol 28 no 34 | August 15 - August 21

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