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:

• Andrea E. Flint
• JoAnne McCracken
• Thomas E. Kuhnle
• James L. Stoelker
• Drew C. Takaichi

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.

Footnotes

California courts

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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