The Portia Project
The Portia Project
MC Sungaila
Karen Stevenson
49 minutes Posted Jul 4, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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Karen Stevenson, Chief Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, shares her path to the bench and to the law, including a stint at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. She also describes how her experience living abroad expanded her perspective as a person and enhanced her judicial skills later on. Judge Stevenson exemplifies her motto: "Do it. Do it right. Do it now."