KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Judge Lau served as King County District Court judge from 1993 to 1995 and then was appointed to the King County Superior Court by Governor Lowry. Judge Lau served over four years in the criminal department and is currently assigned to the civil calendar.
Travel is Judge Lau's passion in life-she has traveled to such exotic locales as China, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Nepal, India, Africa, South America, Singapore, Mongolia and Malaysia.
Like many immigrant parents new to the land of freedom and opportunity, Judge Lau's parents struggled to provide their children with a better life. Discrimination, poverty and the lack of formal education were hardships to be endured and overcome.
Judge Lau attributes her successes to her parents, who often inspired her with Chinese folk tales passed down from generation to generation. One in particular is a story about the peasant farmer who through perseverance moved a mountain with a teaspoon, a seemingly impossible goal. Judge Lau often views challenges with this simple lesson in mind.