Friday, December 29, 2023
Page 15
2023 IN REVIEW
END OF THE YEAR:
Alba, Johnstone Confirmed as Ninth Circuit Judges….Manella Retires as Court of Appeal Presiding Justice, Replaced by Currey….Deaths Include Those of Retired C.A. Presiding Justice Epstein, former District Attorney Philibosian
Appointments
(Persons below are identified by their positions at the time of the nomination/appointment. Federal nominees listed were confirmed by the Senate and state appellate court nominees were confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments.)
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District Court Judge Ana de Alba of the Eastern District of California.
University of Montana law Professor Anthony Devos Johnstone.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Mónica Ramírez Almadani, president of Public Counsel.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Wesley Hsu.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato of the Central District of California.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Hernán D. Vera.
Second District Court of Appeal
Presiding Justice, Div. Four
Court of Appeal Associate Justice Brian Currey.
Associate Justice, Div. Three
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rashida Adams.
Associate Justice, Div. Four
Los Angeles Superior Court Judges Helen Zukin, Audra Mori.
Associate Justice, Div. Six
Ventura Superior Court Judge Tari Cody.
Associate Justice, Div. Seven
Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary Gonzalo Martinez.
Los Angeles Superior Court
Former Assembly member Richard Bloom.
Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office Supervising Attorney Kelly Boyer.
Los Angeles County Alternate Deputy Public Defender Stephanie Dixon.
Andrew Esbenshade, partner in Morrison & Foerster.
Sole practitioner Gary Eto.
Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Christine Gonong.
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Michelle Graves.
Sole practitioner Jerome Haig.
Los Angeles Deputy Alternate Public Defender Brock Hammond.
Anne Kiley, partner at Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben & Gartside LLP.
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Philip Marshall.
Natalie Nardecchia, senior trial attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Nord.
American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California attorney Melanie Ochoa.
Corporate counsel Dina Richman.
Deputy California Attorney General Gary Rowe.
Deputy California Attorney General Stephanie Santoro.
Deaths
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Beverly L. Bourne (March 2).
Retired Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Norman L. Epstein (March 24).
Retired Deputy District Attorney Brentford J. Ferreira (July 29).
Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Arnold H. Gold (June 25).
Retired attorney/ law firm founder Marshall B. Grossman (Nov. 30).
Former Los Angeles County Bar Association President Harry L. Hathaway (Oct. 5).
Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ronald S.W. Lew (May 19).
San Fernando Valley practitioner John LeRoy Moriarity (Sept. 2).
Entrepeneuer/law firm founder Charles T. Munger (Nov. 28).
Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Robert H. Philibosian (Nov. 13).
Retired Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Morton Rochman (Sept. 17).
Former State Bar Court Judge Robert M. Talcott (March 19).
Former Judicial Council Administrative Director William C. Vickrey (Feb. 7).
Disciplinary Actions
Commission on Judicial Performance
Public admonishment, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lillian Vega Jacobs, based on conviction for drunk driving (June 29); public admonishment, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Emily T. Spear, based on neglect of duties, finagling and falsehoods (Sept. 6).
Elections
Deputy District Attorney Victor Avila (unopposed for open seat, Los Angeles Superior Court).
Retirements
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Paul J. Watford (May 31).
Court of Appeal, Second District
Presiding Justice Nora M. Manella, Div. Four (Jan. 31).
Justice Thomas Willhite, Div. Four (Jan. 31).
Los Angeles Superior Court
Monica Bachner (last day on bench, March 30; official retirement, May 12).
Steven D. Blades (last day on bench, Dec. 22; official retirement, Feb. 22, 2024).
Mark Borenstein (last day on bench, June 21; official retirement, June 29).
Bruce E. Brodie (last day on bench, Jan. 13; official retirement, Feb. 24).
Christine Byrd (last day on bench, March 17; official retirement, April 11).
Katherine Chilton (last day on bench and official retirement date, June 2).
James R. Dabney (last day on bench, March 30; official retirement, April 25).
Terry A. Green (last day on bench, June 16; official retirement, Aug. 1).
H. Chester Horn Jr. (last day on bench, June 9; official retirement, June 15).
John Ing (last day on bench, June 9; official retirement, July 15).
Craig D. Karlan (last day on bench, Feb. 27; official retirement, March 1).
Steven Kleifield (last day on bench, Jan. 20; official retirement, April 7).
Dennis Landin (last day on bench, March 24; official retirement, March 31).
Michael I. Levanas (last day on bench, Oct. 10; official retirement, Oct. 13).
Dalila Corral Lyons (last day on bench, March 15; official retirement, May 1).
Stephen A. Marcus (last day on bench, June 28; official retirement, Aug. 9).
Malcolm Mackey (last day on bench, Dec. 29; official retirement, Jan. 2, 2024).
Richard E. Naranjo (last day on bench, Jan. 5; official retirement, Feb. 23).
Nancy L. Newman (last day on the bench, March 30; official retirement, April 21).
Tomson T. Ong (last day on bench, Nov. 9; official retirement, Feb. 21, 2024).
Rafael A. Ongkeko (last day on bench, May 11; official retirement, June 27).
Yolanda Orozco (last day on bench, March 21; official retirement, May 5).
Randy Rhodes (last day on bench, March 14; official retirement, April 15).
David Rosen (last day on bench, Aug. 18; official retirement, Sept. 11).
Norman J. Shapiro (last day on bench, March 14; official retirement, April 1).
Zaven V. Sinanian (last day on bench and official retirement, July 7).
David Sotelo (last day on bench, Dec. 9, 2023; official retirement, Feb. 17).
Mary H. Strobel (last day on bench, May 12; official retirement, June 12).
Allen J. Webster (last day on bench, May 31; official retirement, June 29).
Copyright 1999-2023 Metropolitan News Company