--- title: "Anna Y Park | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anna-y-park-california-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Anna Y Park U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California - State: California - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=94) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=94) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=94) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anna-y-park-california-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anna-y-park-california-us-magistrate", "name": "Anna Y Park | KnowJudges", "description": "Anna Y Park, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. 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Park is a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California, sworn in on February 6, 2026, with a career rooted in civil rights and employment discrimination litigation - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Sworn in: February 6, 2026 Location: Los Angeles, Western Division Seat: Succeeds Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian Caseload (as of 2026):. 23 had final outcomes; 35 were pending at the time of review - Mediator Served on the ADR Mediation Panel for the Central District of California and the EEOC Hearings Unit in Los Angeles - The United States District Court for the Central District of California announces the appointment of Anna Y. Park as a United States Magistrate Judge - Regional Attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Directed and litigated complex civil cases enforcing federal anti‐discrimination laws across Central & Southern California, Nevada, Hawaii, and U.S. Pacific territories ### Education - Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - United States Courts UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Earlier in her career, Judge Park was a Senior Managing Associate at Litt & Associates in Los Angeles, where she litigated civil rights cases, including housing discrimination, emp... ezel.ai Anna Y. Park — Individual Practices & Rulings - Ezel Anna Y. Park became a U.S. magistrate judge for the Central District of California in February 2026 and sits in Los Angeles - She has also handled cases in agriculture, construction, trucking, gaming, hospitality, and more, and was appointed to the EEOC’s Performance Review Board in 2024 - J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1992 — served as Editor‐in‐Chief of the Asian American Pacific Islands Law Journal - Served as an EEOC subject‐matter expert on discrimination, human trafficking, immigration‐employment intersections, and sexual harassment - Park has served on numerous bar and professional boards, including the Los Angeles County Bar Labor and Employment Section, Japanese American Bar Association, Korean American Bar Association, Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the American Bar Association - Judge Park presides over matters in Los Angeles in the Court’s Western Division, succeeding former Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian - She is appointed by the Judges of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California - Professional and Bar Leadership Roles in: Los Angeles County Bar Labor & Employment Section (Executive Committee) Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Central District of California Lawyer Representatives (Co‐Chair) Japanese American Bar Association Korean American Bar Association American Bar Association Asian Pacific American Bar Association Federal Bar Association Labor & Employment Section Los Angeles County Bar Association ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.