Mia F Yamamoto (born September 1943),[1] is a Los Angeles-based criminal defense attorney and civil rights activist.
[5] Yamamoto was appointed to serve on the California Judicial Council Task Forces on Jury Improvement and on Fairness and Access in the Courts by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.
[6] Yamamoto served as President of the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice in 2001.
[10] She has also been honored by API Equality and the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission for her advocacy on behalf of the LGBT community.
[11] She has received honors from the Criminal Courts Bar Association,[12] National Lawyers Guild,[13] and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles.