Candidate Spotlight: Kathy Cheng

This week’s candidate spotlight is Kathy Cheng, candidate for the 1st Court of Appeals. Kathy holds a BS in Science from LSU and a JD from South Texas College of Law. She is a first generation Asian American who grew up in the Cajun heartland of Louisiana. Her law practice has been well diversified in many areas but she now focuses primarily on business law, real estate, tax and probate. However, she is often helping Neighborhood Centers with their Immigration and Citizenship Forums, volunteering to assist folks filling out their application for citizenship, helping the League of Women Voters registering new citizens to vote and speaking to various community groups about the importance of voting.

She became interested in law after seeing people harmed by the system we call “justice.” As Kathy states, “we have been taught that if things are not working, we have a duty as Americans to vote and fix it. Currently, the First Court of Appeals has 8 Republicans and 1 Democrat Justice. Where is the balance that our forefathers envisioned for our country? There is a reason why a system of checks and balances was put into place. With the current panel, balance is lacking. Check? What check? That is why I see the dire need to run. As an attorney I have been the voice for my clients. More importantly, as an Asian American female, I have learned that I have the civic duty to educate people on the importance of having a voice. Because it is through education that we empower our citizens to have a voice.”