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Ruth A Kwan

Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2026 Leaving office
Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court
2026-08-1079 investments, 29 businesses & trusts, 4 income, 13 gifts
2025 Annual
Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court
2026-02-1176 investments, 30 businesses & trusts, 4 income, 18 gifts, 1 travel
2024 Annual
Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court
2025-02-2171 investments, 30 businesses & trusts, 4 income, 15 gifts, 1 travel

Findings

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $750 in gifts from Association of Business Trial Lawyers in 2026; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 4 gift(s) from Association of Business Trial Lawyers dated in 2026, totalling $750. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9).

What to check
  • Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
  • Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
  • The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: Association of Business Trial Lawyers $150 2026-02-19 p.34Gifts: Association of Business Trial Lawyers $150 2026-04-22 p.34Gifts: Association of Business Trial Lawyers $300 2026-05-09 p.34Gifts: Association of Business Trial Lawyers $150 2026-06-24 p.34

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit
“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works