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19 new judges named to California superior courts
December 7, 2010
California: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named 19 new superior court judges on Monday, December 6. Eleven were named to the Los Angeles Superior Court alone. Named to that court are as follows:
- Michele E. Flurer
- Lia R. Martin
- Akemi D. Arakaki
- John J. Lonergan, Jr.
- Shelly Baron Torrealba
- Victor D. Martinez
- Russell S. Kussman
- Yolanda Orozco
- Salvatore T. Sirna
- Robert E. Willett
- David V. Herriford
Named to the Santa Clara Superior Court are as follows:
Valli K. Israels was appointed to the Stanislaus Superior Court.
David C. Mathias was appointed to the Tulare Superior Court.
W. Stephen Scott was appointed to the San Joaquin Superior Court.[1]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
