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PALSD 7th Reenactment Thursday, September 10, 2026 REGISTER TODAY Oyama v. California

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PALSD is organizating a trial reenactment of Oyama v. California, the landmark United States Supreme Court case that successfully challenged California’s Alien Land Law. It has significance to our San Diego community because it involved Kajiro Oyama, a Japanese American farmer, who purchased land in Chula Vista in the 1930s.


Our cast includes:


  • Hon. Cynthia Bashant, Chief Judge

  • Hon. Dana Sabraw, District Judge

  • Hon. Jinsook Ohta, District Judge

  • Hon. Jose Castillo, Associate Justice

  • Hon. Roderick W. Shelton, Assistant Presiding Judge

  • Hon. Selena Dong Epley, Supervising Judge

  • Hon. Judy S. Bae, Judge

  • Hon. Leonard Trinh, Judge

  • Hon. Brandon Kumura, Judge

  • Hon Kenneth So (Ret.)

  • Ben Koh, Vice President, Korean American Bar Association, San Diego

  • Arwa Zakir Kakavand, President, South Asian Bar Association of San Diego

  • Taiga Takahashi, Board Member, Japanese American Citizens League

  • Hector Tamayo, President, San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association

  • Frederick Carroll, Legal Director, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties


Join us at the Federal Courthouse on Thursday, September 10. Free CA CLE Available.


Jury Assembly Room

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

333 W. Broadway, San Diego 92101 


5:30pm - Welcome

5:30pm to 6:45pm - Reenactment Program

6:45pm to 7:30pm - Networking and Community Reception


Register (Must Register in Advance; Registration Closes on September 3):

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