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Janice Y Fukai (R), the Alternate Public Defender for Los Angeles County and the first Asian American woman to serve as Department Head in Los Angeles County's history, poses with Irene Hamada, the incoming LACAAEA president, at the Installation 2008 Dinner on July 31, 2008.
Bio of Janice Y Fukai: Janice Y. Fukai is the Alternate Public Defender for Los Angeles County and the first Asian American woman to serve as Department Head in Los Angeles County’s history. She is a 28-year veteran public defender who leads a department of over 300 lawyers, investigators, paralegals, clerical and administrative support staff who provide legal services in courthouses throughout Los Angeles County. Her work as a successful trial lawyer is featured in the book “Public Defender, Lawyer for the People” by Joan Hewitt.
Janice is a California native. She graduated from Gardena High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Law Center. Janice is the recipient of many honors and awards, including the “2004 Defense Lawyer of the Year Award” from the Los Angeles County Bar Association; the “2005 Silver Eagle Award” from the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission; the “2005 Super Lawyer of the Year Award” from the Los Angeles Times Magazine; the “2006 Respect for the Law Award” from the Evening Optimist Club of Gardena; and the “2007 Chair Leadership Award” from the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission. She is a longtime member and supporter of LACAAEA.
Incoming President's Message
I look forward to assuming the office of President of the LACAAEA. I want to thank outgoing President Henry Yee and all of the officers of the Association for their tireless work over the past years. They have built on the legacy of our founding members and the officers before them to provide services to our Asian American County employees. In the past few years, due to Henry’s leadership, we have expanded our outreach through our website and our association with other employee and non-government organizations in the community. I hope that we are able to continue our efforts to help others in the future.
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