Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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2024 IN REVIEW
END OF THE YEAR:
10 Elected to Los Angeles Superior Court...Judges Cole, Greigo Incur Discipline...Court, Dixon, Hwang, Murillo Confirmed as Diestric Court Judges for Central District of California
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.)
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Michelle Williams Court
State Bar Court Judge Cynthia
Valenzuela Dixon
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Anne
Hwang
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Serena R. Murillo
Second District Court of Appeal
Presiding Justice, Div. Five
Court of Appeal Associate Justice
Brian M. Hoffstadt, Div. Two
Presiding Justice, Div. Seven
Court of Appeal Associate Justice
Gonzalo Martinez, Div. Seven
Associate Justice, Div. One
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Michelle C. Kim
Associate Justice, Div. Two
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Anne
K. Richardson
Associate Justice, Div. Seven
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Natalie P. Stone
Los Angeles Superior Court
Los Angeles County Deputy District
Attorney Safaan K. Ahmed
Los Angeles Superior Court
Commissioner Latrice A.G. Byrdsong
Sole practitioner Michael Cavalluzzi
Los Angeles Superior Court
Commissioner Angela J. Davis
Assistant U.S. Attorney Damaris Diaz
of the Central District of California
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney
Leslie B. Gutierrez
Los Angeles County Alternate Deputy
Public Defender Heather M. Hocter
Sole practitioner Janet Hong
Los Angeles Superior Court
Commissioner Karen C. Joynt
Jeffery McFarland, partner at Eisner
LLP
Cindy Pánuco of Perez & Perez
Senior appellate attorney Esther K.
Ro of this district’s Court of Appeal
Los Angeles County Deputy Public
Defender Karla Sarabia
Los Angeles County Deputy Alternate
Public Defender Alexander P. Sario
Los Angeles County Deputy Public
Defender Danielle Colon O’Sullivan
Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Tiffany Tai
Deaths
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Richard J. Burdge
Former Los Angeles County Bar
Association President Roland Coleman
Retired Los Angeles Superior Court
Judge Lawrence W. Crispo
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
James R. Dunn
J. Michael Hennigan, longtime
attorney for Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Former State Bar President Seth
Hufstedler
Retired Los Angeles Superior Court
Judge Malcolm Mackey
Former U.S. Solicitor General
Theodore B. Olson, Los Angeles attorney
Personal injury attorney Larry H.
Parker
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney
Richard Quiñone
Retired Los Angeles Superior Court
Judge David Rothman
Immigrant rightsattorney Peter Schey
Former state Sen. Alan Sieroty,
attorney
Retired Los Angeles Superior Court
Judge Bruce J. Sottile
Disciplinary Actions
Commission on Judicial Performance
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Judge Emily J. Cole; severe public censure, improperly initiated an ex parte
communication with a prosecutor
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Thomas J. Griego; public admonishment for abusive conduct
Los Angeles Superior Court Elections
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney
Victor Avila (unopposed)
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney
Sharon Blount
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney
Christmas Brookens
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney
Leslie Gutierrez
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney
Georgia Huerta
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lynn
Olson
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney
Sharon Ransom
Los Angeles Deputy Public Defender
Kimberly Repecka
Los Angeles Deputy Public Defender
George Turner Jr.
Los Angeles Deputy Public Defender
Ericka J. Wiley
Retirements
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Judge Cormac Joseph Carney (assuming
inactive senior status)
Judge Dale S. Fischer (assuming
senior status)
Judge Philip S. Gutierrez (assuming
senior status)
California Court of Appeal, Second District
Presiding Justice Larence D. Rubin,
Div. Five
Justice Victoria Chaney, Div. One
Justice Luis A. Lavin, Div. Three
Los Angeles Superior Court
(based on official retirement dates)
Judge Paul A. Bacigalupo
Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff
Judge Julie Fox Blackshaw
Judge Steven D. Blades
Judge Lee R. Bogdanoff
Judge Suzette Clover
Judge Daniel B. Feldstern
Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman
Judge Donna Quigley Groman
Judge Henry J. Hall
Judge Martin L. Herscovitz
Judge James Kaddo
Judge Gregory Keosian
Judge Michael P. Linfield
Judge Malcolm Mackey (now deceased)
Judge Craig J. Mitchell
Judge Maren Nelson
Judge Cary Nishimoto
Judge Tomson T. Ong
Judge Yvette M. Palazuelos
Judge Amy Pellman
Judge Barbara Marie Scheper
Judge Harvey A. Silberman
Judge Douglas Sortino
Judge Philip L. Soto
Judge Michael L. Stern
Judge Mary Lou Villar
Judge Brian C. Yep
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