▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( U CLA ) ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁voices ▁in ▁critical ▁race ▁theory ▁since ▁its ▁in ception . ▁ ▁M ats uda ▁returned ▁to ▁Richard son ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁return , ▁M ats uda ▁was ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁U CLA ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁and ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁Center , ▁special izing ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁tort s , ▁constitution al ▁law , ▁legal ▁history , ▁femin ist ▁theory , ▁critical ▁race ▁theory , ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁law . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁ ▁M ats uda ▁obtained ▁her ▁high ▁school ▁di pl oma ▁from ▁Ro ose vel t ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁B . A . ▁from ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University , ▁her ▁J . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁her ▁LL . M ., ▁Harvard . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁at ▁the ▁labor ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁King ▁& ▁Nak am ura ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ▁and ▁was ▁law ▁cl erk ▁to ▁Judge ▁Herbert ▁Young ▁Cho ▁Ch oy ▁of ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁ten ured ▁female ▁Asian ▁American ▁law ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( U CLA ) ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Before ▁joining ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁U CLA ,