Diana M Kwok at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Diana M Kwok
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Analytics
The published one-year federal docket dataset through 2026-06-30 records 40 cases assigned to this judge and 7 terminated cases. Explore analytics
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Active · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Source authority
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Biography
Professional career
- Diana M. Kwok is a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California, sworn in on March 23, 2026, with a career spanning federal prosecution, SEC enforcement, private litigation, and judicial clerkships
- United States Courts UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DIANA M. KWOK APPOINTED AS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA t of California announces the appointment of Diana M. Kwok as a United States Magis... ezel.ai Diana M. Kwok — Individual Practices & Rulings - Ezel Diana M. Kwok became a U.S. magistrate judge for the Central District of California in March 2026 and sits in Los Angeles
- Private Practice McKool Smith (2025–2026) — commercial litigation and white‐collar defense
- Sidley Austin LLP (2021–2023) — commercial litigation, white‐collar defense, and active pro bono work; served as a CJA Panel Attorney
- Ronald S.W. Lew (deceased), U.S. District Judge, C.D. Cal
Education
- Biology, California State University, Los Angeles — B.S. (2001)
Additional information
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Sworn in: March 23, 2026 Assignment: Western Division, Los Angeles Predecessor: Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth Handles a docket heavily composed of 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petitions filed by noncitizens detained in Southern California ICE facilities
- Professional and Community Involvement Los Angeles County Bar Association Outstanding Jurist Committee Asian Americans Advancing Justice California State Bar Litigation Section, Federal Courts Committee CASA (Conviction and Sentence Alternatives) Program, C.D. Cal
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Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked July 29, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 29, 2026.
U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster
Identity source · HTML · Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts · Source checked July 29, 2026
View U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗