He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. Cspedes fills the position vacated by Justice Martin Jenkins, who was sworn in by Governor Newsom to the California Supreme Court earlier this month. Last Name: Suffix: 2. . Courtesy of Luis Cspedes. Any applicant seeking a judicial appointment from Governor Newsom must complete and submit an application. She served as a Staff Attorney at Legal Aid of Marin in 2000 and as a Deputy Public Defender at the Centre County, PA Public Defenders Office from 1997 to 1999. She has served as a Judge at the San Diego County Superior Court since 2003. He was a Sole Practitioner from 1979 to 2016 and an Attorney at George O. Fekete, Attorney at Law from 1978 to 1979. Newman is a Democrat. Newsom appointed Jenkins in 2020, and he is the first openly gay man to serve on the court and the third Black man to do so. Ramiro P. Cisneros, 53, of Eastvale, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Luis Cspedes, 68, of Carmichael, has been an Attorney at Law for the Law Offices of Luis A. Cspedes since 1982. The Governor also announced his appointment of 19 Superior Court Judges, which include two in Alameda County; one in Fresno County; two in Kern County; two in Los Angeles County; one in Orange County; one in Riverside County; two in Sacramento County; two in San Bernardino County; one in San Diego County; one in San Francisco County; three in San Mateo County; and one in Santa Cruz County. SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Luis Cspedes as Judicial Appointments Secretary in the Office of the Governor. She was a Sole Practitioner from 2002 to 2021. This program was designed by Santa Cruz County Superior Court in collaboration with the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Cespedes, and the California Judicial Mentorship Program (CJMP). Phone Number: 916-445-2841. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law. Leanne L. Le Mon,45,of Fresno, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Fresno County Superior Court. Judge Audra Mori, 55, of Los Angeles County, has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four. Sato was an Associate at the Law Offices of Peter G. Loewenstein from 2011 to 2014 and at Stonehouse & Silva from 2007 to 2011. Marissa A. Bejarano, 42, of Chula Vista, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Diego County Superior Court. The Commission consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice Mary J. Greenwood. An answer to each question must be entered, or you will not be allowed to go to the next page of the application. VI, section 15 (2007). Athanasiou is a Democrat. Sheearneda Juris Doctordegree from Harvard LawSchool. Wersching is registered without party preference. Gov. He was SeniorAttorney and Of Counsel at CKBVienna LLP from 2015 to 2018 and served as a Volunteer Deputy District Attorney at the San Bernardino County District Attorneys Office in 2015. Lee has served as a Court Commissioner at the Contra Costa County Superior Court since 2019. She was a Partner and Associate at Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP from 1999 to 2009. Williams has served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Solano County District Attorneys Office since 1994. Hernandez-Stern also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Columbia from 2013 to 2014 and was Acting Associate Deputy Director for Enforcement and Special Assistant to the Deputy Director for Enforcement and Regional Operations in the Enforcement Division at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, from 2012 to 2013. Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments 2.17.23. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law. From 1997 to 2008, Jenkins was a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California . Oliverearned a Juris Doctor degree from Whittier Law School and a Master of Arts degree in counseling psychology from John F. Kennedy University. E. Carlos Dominguez, 42, of Studio City, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Katherine Hansen, 47, of Monterey County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Santa Cruz County Superior Court. Sato has served as an Administrative Law Judge for the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board since 2021. If you have already done so and are returning to complete your application, you can login using the credentials you provided. He served as Chief of Complex and Special Litigation at the San Francisco City Attorneys Office from 2008 to 2012, where he was Chief of Appellate Litigation from 2006 to 2008. Kirk J. Athanasiou, 45, of Berkeley, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Contra Costa County Superior Court. She was State Affairs Counsel at the American Association for Justice from 2016 to 2019 and an Attorney at the Veen Firm from 2014 to 2016. He was an Associate at Ivie, McNeill, Wyatt, Purcell & Diggs from 2003 to 2009. Benjamin D. Galloway, 47,of Sacramento, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Sacramento County Superior Court. Neal has served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office since 2008. Vinluanhas served as a Deputy Public Defender atBiggam, Christensen &Minsloffsince 2006. Van Camp earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Pepperdine University School of Law. N.D. Cal. Name of Applicant: 2. GovernorNewsom Announces Appointments 2.28.23, Governor Newsom Marks End of Californias COVID-19 State of Emergency, Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta and CPPA File Letter Opposing Federal Privacy Preemption, GovernorNewsom Announces Appointments 2.24.23, 6 Ways California is Capturing & Storing Water from Storms. A Democrat now serving as Newsom's judicial appointments secretary, Jenkins is set to fill the vacancy left by the Aug. 31 retirement of Justice Ming W. Chin, a Republican considered the court . He has served as a Judge at the Santa Clara County Superior Court since 2014. Before beginning the application process, you should: Note: Your online access will be PERMANENTLY closed once you hit SUBMIT and you will NOT be able to login to obtain access to your application to make any more edits or changes. This position requires the completion of a review by the State Bars Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. She is scheduled to be sworn in by Gov. The Commission consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice J. Anthony Kline. Lee served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office from 2006 to 2018, as a Deputy City Attorney at the Los Angeles City Attorneys Office from 2002 to 2006 and as a Deputy Public Defender at the Alameda County Public Defenders Office from 2001 to 2002. She was an Associate at Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison from 1992 to 1994. GovernorNewsom Announces Appointments 2.28.23, Governor Newsom Marks End of Californias COVID-19 State of Emergency, Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta and CPPA File Letter Opposing Federal Privacy Preemption, GovernorNewsom Announces Appointments 2.24.23, 6 Ways California is Capturing & Storing Water from Storms. As the Judicial Appointments Secretary, Justice Jenkins reviews every application submitted. She is a Democrat. He was a Litigator at Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire from 2004 to 2018, rising to Partner in 2012. She is a Democrat. These worksheets are for review purposes only and should not be submitted to the Governors Office. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge William A. MacLaughlin. A. Marisa Chun,56,ofSan Francisco, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Francisco County Superior Court. Judge Rashida Adams, 45, of Los Angeles County, has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three. Hernandez-Stern also served as Judge Advocate in the California Air National Guard from 2009 to 2014. Cadetearneda Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center. Kelly Babineau, 51, of Sacramento County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Nevada County Superior Court. Evans served as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1998 to 2001 and as an Assistant Public Defender at the Sacramento County Public Defenders Office in 1995. Judge Lie served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender at the San Jose Branch of the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Northern District of California from 2003 to 2014. Judge Julia Kelety, 62, of San Diego County, has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One. Justice Teri L. Jackson, 64, of San Mateo, has been nominated to serve as Presiding Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Five. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the New York University School of Law. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Gonzaga University School of Law. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. She served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office, Southern District of California from 1990 to 1997 and was an Associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher from 1986 to 1990. Secretary Luis Cspedes, Judicial Appointments Secretary to Governor Gavin Newsom. From 1991 to 1992, she was a member of the Attorney Generals Honors Program in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, during which time she served in several positions, including as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorneys Office, Eastern District of Virginia and as an Attorney in the Appellate Section. Prior names used by Applicant (Include the dates each name was used. She was a Partner at Morrison and Foerster from 2004 to 2014 and a Litigation Associate there from 1998 to 2003. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Steven Z. Perren. Galloway served as a Deputy Public Defender at the Santa ClaraCounty Public Defenders Office from 2001 to 2005. He fills the vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Maurice Sanchez to the Court of Appeal. Cadet has served as an Assistant U.S.Attorney at theU.S. Attorneys Office, Northern District of California since 2001. Judge Mori fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Thomas Willhite. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Arthur A. Harrison. Gavin Newsom's judicial appointments secretary. Gov. Please provide your complete educational history starting with the . Gavin Newsom on . For years, the homogenous nature of the state's roughly 1,600 Superior Court judges has been an issue. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Irma J. She was a Contracts Associate at IT Ascent from 2006 to 2007. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Michele McCoy. He fills the vacancy created by the conversion of a court commissioner position on October 21, 2020. This position requires confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice Manuel A. Ramirez. Judge Kelety fills the vacancy created by the elevation of Justice Patricia Guerrero to the California Supreme Court. Healy has been a Partner of Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley since 2013. He served as a Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2021. He will serve Governor Newsom and the People of the State of California with great distinction., Former Presiding Judge of the Sacramento County Superior CourtDavid De Alba:Luis is the consummate professional. She is a Democrat. She was a Sole Practitioner from 2006 to 2008 and an Associate at Ivie McNeill & Wyatt from 2003 to 2006. Brown. We are pleased to be working with the Governor's Judicial Appointment Secretary Luis Cspedes to see that our bench becomes more diverse and reflective of the greater diversity in the state of California and San Bernardino County as a whole. Crandell is a Democrat. He is a Democrat. Gavin Newsom appointed a friend and civil rights attorney, Luis Cspedes, to be his Judicial Appointments Secretary. He is an excellent choice to serve as Judicial Appointments Secretary., Presiding Judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court Russell L. Hom:The legal profession and the community will celebrate the appointment of Luis Cspedes as the Governors Judicial Appointments Secretary. More. Joseph Kang, 53, of Orange County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court. He is a Democrat. Attorney at George O. 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