Armen Tamzarian
Armen Tamzarian is a judge for Division 4 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on July 2, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Tamzarian won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.
On May 7, 2025, Governor of California Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Tamzarian to the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four, to replace Helen Zukin (nonpartisan).[1]
Tamzarian was appointed to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on December 5, 2013, to replace retired judge Dudley W. Gray II.[2]
Education
Tamzarian received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and his J.D. from Southwestern Law School.[2]
Career
- 2025-present: Judge, California Second District Court of Appeal
- 2013-2025: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
- 2008-2013: Senior appellate court attorney, California Second District Court of Appeal
- 2002-2008: Partner, Case Knowlson Jordan and Wright LLP
- 1997-2002: Associate, Case Knowlson Jordan and Wright LLP
- 1996-1997: Research attorney, Superior Court of Los Angeles County[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Armen Tamzarian (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2016
California held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. There was a primary on June 7, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 31, 2016. A total of 351 seats were up for election. Incumbent Armen Tamzarian ran unopposed in the election for Office 78 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[3]
| Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office #78, 2016 | ||
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 Armen Tamzarian Incumbent | ||
Selection method
- See also: Nonpartisan election
The 1,535 judges of the California Superior Courts compete in nonpartisan races in even-numbered years. If a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the June primary election, he or she is declared the winner; if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff between the top two candidates is held during the November general election.[4][5][6][7]
If an incumbent judge is running unopposed in an election, his or her name does not appear on the ballot. The judge is automatically re-elected following the general election.[4]
The chief judge of any given superior court is selected by peer vote of the court's members. He or she serves in that capacity for one or two years, depending on the county.[4]
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have 10 years of experience as a law practitioner or as a judge of a court of record.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Armen Tamzarian did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Governor Gavin Newsom, “Governor Newsom announces judicial appointments 5.7.25" accessed July 3, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Eight to Los Angeles County Superior Court," December 5, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County, CA, "Candidate Filing Report," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: California," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Safeguarding California's judicial election process," August 21, 2011
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8203," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ California Elections Code, "Section 8140-8150," accessed May 21, 2014
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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
