Michael A. Camber, 57, of Brea, has been appointed to a judgeship in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. padding-left: 0; Newsom appointed 13 others to superior courts Judge Victor Viramontes, 49, of Whittier, has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight. border: 1px solid #999; } } The Hon. margin-bottom: 0px; Weingart's colleague on the Los Angeles bench, Judge Victor Viramontes, was also confirmed to the Second District Court of Appeal. Stamen is a Republican. She has served as a commissioner at the Ventura County Superior Court since 2010, where she was a supervising court attorney from 2002 to 2010. Speiller earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brandeis University. At that time, Weingart was a partner at margin-bottom: 1px; Justice Stewart served as chief deputy city attorney at the San Francisco City Attorneys Office from 2002 to 2014. & Nichols from 2007-11. Judge Weingart was a partner at Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP from 2004 to 2018, where he was an associate from 1992 to 1995. The Commission members are: Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye (Chair) Attorney General Rob Bonta Presiding Justice Jim Humes (for Justice Stewart's hearing) or Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert (for Judges Weingart and Viramontes). width: 250px; .indicate_scroll { Court, Central District of California from 1991 to 1992. Both were appointed to the Justice Stewart has served as an associate justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Two since 2014, and was the first openly lesbian justice to serve on the California Court of Appeal. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Terrence R. Boren. font-style: italic; are strongly encouraged. He served as chief prosecutor at the Pasadena City Prosecutors Office in 2001. justices of the Court of Appeal for this district. Victor Viramontes is an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight. Ferrari served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Phyllis Hamilton at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California from 2001 to 2002 and was an Associate at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen from 1996 to 2001. McKenzie fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Charles Ervin. .widget-row { His professional experience also includes working as a trial attorney at the U.S. One. On 07/22/2020 A M filed an Other lawsuit against Superior Court of Los Angeles County.This case was filed in California Courts of Appeal, Second Appellate District - Division 3 located in Statewide, California. display: block; Steve Cochran, 60, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. } She has served as a commissioner at the San Diego County Superior Court since 2005. Stamen earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine. .inner_percentage { Marino is a Democrat. background-color: #f9f9f9; word-wrap: break-word; } Six. font-weight: bold; Gavin Newsom on Friday nominated two Los Angeles Superior Court judgesGregory Weingart and Victor Viramontesto serve on the Court of Appeal for this district and appointed three persons to judgeships on the Los Angeles Superior Court. Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. She was a partner at the Law Offices of Gilleece Pico and Stockdale from 2012 to 2013, an adjunct professor at the University of La Verne, College of Law in 2011 and an assistant to the mayor in the Riverside Mayors Office from 2003 to 2004. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis. Bernardino County, two in Santa Barbara County, one in Santa Cruz County, and He served as senior deputy alternate defender at the Orange County Alternate Defenders Office from 2003 to 2006, where he was a deputy alternate defender from 1996 to 2003. Your subscription was successfully upgraded. Weingart, Viramontes display: inline-block; .results_row td { Statement on Appointment of MALDEF National Senior Counsel to Los Angeles Superior Court Judgeship, Office of Governor: She has been a partner at Cotchett Pitre and McCarthy LLP since 1996, where she was an associate from 1989 to 1996. by clicking the Inbox on the top right hand corner. Weingartwas a judge of the Superior Fineman is a Democrat. Bianco earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah. color: black; He served as a Justice Pro Tem at the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One from 2019 to 2020. width: 57%; Hippach was Deputy Prosecuting Attorney at the Canyon County Prosecutors Office from 2015 to 2016 and a Panel Attorney at the Judicial Council of Californias Court-Appointed Program from 2014 to 2018. Judge Weingart served as a law clerk for the Honorable William M. Byrne Jr. at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California from 1991 to 1992. She served in several roles at the California Parole Advocacy Program from 2010 to 2011. @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { Barbara A. Dickinson, 56, of Oakland, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court. .non_result_row div { Judge Viramontes has served as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge since 2017. } Wolfe earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Fresno. Stewart, whose law degree is from the Jordan is a Democrat. Weingarts law degree is from Harvard and The Judge overseeing this case is West, Katrina. Justice Viramontes began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Carlos R. Moreno in the federal district court for the Central District of California in 1999. .results_table { display: table; Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP. text-align: center; CRYSTAL SMITH VS VICTOR VIRAMONTES Case Summary On 04/12/2012 CRYSTAL SMITH filed a Family - Marriage Dissolution/Divorce lawsuit against VICTOR VIRAMONTES. Apply for the Ballotpedia Fellows Program, .infobox { Viramontes was national senior counsel at He served as a Justice Pro Tem at the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One from 2019 to 2020. display: inline-block; He had been a partner at Cochran served as a deputy federal public defender at the Federal Public Defenders Office, Central District of California from 1983 to 1987 and as a law clerk for the Honorable William P. Gray at the U.S. District Court, Central District of California from 1982 to 1983. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Joanne B. ODonnell. Roxas has been a Partner at Roxas Law, APC since 2020. Judge Viramontes was national senior counsel at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund from 2010 to 2017, where he was a staff attorney from 2001 to 2005. The commission consists of the chief justice of California, the attorney general of California, and the presiding justice of the Court of Appeal of the affected district or, if there are two or more presiding justices, the one who has presided longest or, for a nomination or appointment to the Supreme Court, the presiding justice who has presided the longest on any Court of Appeal. Hsu is a Democrat. Judge Victor Viramontes, as associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight (Los Angeles). On 05/24/2018 The People of the State of California filed an Other - Other Criminal lawsuit against VICTOR VIRAMONTES, II. color:white; According to the Court, all matters currently calendared shall remain scheduled on the dates and times previously set, unless otherwise notified. Victor G. Viramontes. PERSONAL: Victor "Vic" Anthony Viramontes was born in Riverside, CA The son of Victor and Kristy Viramontes Has an older sister, Kerisa, and a younger brother, Anthony He was senior trial attorney at the U.S. National senior counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, This page was last updated during the official's most recent election or appointment. Los Angeles Superior Court judgeships Lofton is registered without party preference. Lewis earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University. Ayana Young, 46, of Hercules, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Contra Costa County Superior Court. .widget-row.Libertarian { SACRAMENTO Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of 34 California superior court judges, which include: One in Alameda County; one in Fresno County; 10 in Los Angeles County; one in Marin County; one in Mendocino County; one in Merced County; three in Orange County; two in Riverside County; two in San Bernardino County; two in San Diego County; two in San Francisco County; two in San Luis Obispo County; one in San Mateo County; one in Santa Clara County; one in Sonoma County; one in Stanislaus County; one in Tulare County; and one in Ventura County. .electionsectionheading { Judge Viramontes was an associate at Heller Ehrman White and McAuliffe from 2000 to 2001. Sundeen has served as a Commissioner at the Alameda County Superior Court since 2019. margin-top: 0px; New Signing Welcome to your new home, Vic ! Gilleece is a Democrat. He served as a Justice Pro Tem at the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One from 2019 to 2020. The first openly lesbian justice to serve on the California Court of Appeal, she has served as an Associate Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Two since 2014. overflow-y: hidden; Dauber has served as a Deputy District Attorney at the San Bernardino County District Attorneys Office since 2008. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Claremont McKenna College. position: absolute; U.S. President | The case status is Other. Justice Therese Stewartfills the vacancy created by the retirement of Presiding Justice J. Anthony Kline. Viramontes won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on June 5, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled. width: 35px !important; The Governors appointment allows her to immediately assume the position she was otherwise elected to begin in January 2023. She was an Attorney at Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, OKeefe & Nichols from 2007 to 2011. He has been national senior counsel at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund since 2010, where he was a staff attorney from 2001 to 2005. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Leslie Brown. Victor G. Viramontes Attorney/Law Firm Details Respondent and Plaintiff Attorneys Office of County Counsel Attorney at Office of the County Counsel - Appeals Division 648 Kenneth Hahn Hall Of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Shante M. Sylvester Attorney at Office of the County Counsel 201 Centre Plaza Dr Ste 1 } He was a senior associate at Sanchez and Amador LLP from 2010 to 2011, at Anderson McPharlin and Conners LLP in 2010 and at Robins Kaplan Miller and Ciresi from 2006 to 2009. He replaces Judge Joel L. Lofton. Jordan has been a partner at Greene Jordan Taubman and Dias LLP since 2010. California Superior Courts, Courts in California California judicial elections Judicial selection in California, What's on my ballot? Dauber is a Democrat. Confirmed as C.A. .widget-row.Democratic { He was senior trial attorney at the U.S. She was a Deputy County Counsel at the Los Angeles County Counsels Office from 2008 to 2014, Staff Attorney for Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers from 2007 to 2008 and Deputy District Attorney at the Riverside County District Attorneys Office from 2004 to 2006. Earned all-league honors three times during his career and was a first team all-state selection as a senior in 2015. staff attorney there from 2000-05. Brett Bianco, 49, of Altadena, who has served as court counsel at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2001; Rashida A. Adams, 39, of Pasadena, who has served as a senior appellate court attorney at the Second District Court of Appeal since 2009; Wesley L. Hsu, 46, of Pasadena, has served as Deputy U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles since 2017, where he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 2000 to 2017; Kerry L. White, 60, of Pasadena, has served as a head deputy district attorney at the District Attorney's Office since 2003, where he was a deputy district attorney from 1984 to 2003; Bruce E. Brodie, 66, of Los Angeles, who has been chief deputy alternate public defender in the Alternate Public Defender's Office since 2012, where he has served in several positions since 1994; Steve Cochran, 60, of Los Angeles, has been a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman since 1991; Nicole M. Heeseman, 44, of San Clemente, has served as a commissioner at the Superior Court since 2014, where she was managing research attorney from 2006 to 2014; Martha A. Matthews, 54, of Los Angeles, has been directing attorney of the Children's Rights Project at Public Counsel since 2011; Victor G. Viramontes, 44, of Whittier, has been national senior counsel at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund since 2010, where he was a staff attorney from 2001 to 2005; and.