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Brian M. Hoffstadt
2024 - Present
2027
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Brian M. Hoffstadt is a judge for Division 5 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. He assumed office on November 25, 2024. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Hoffstadt was an associate justice of the Second District, Division Two of the California Courts of Appeal. He was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown on June 28, 2014, to replace Kathryn Todd, and was unanimously confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments on August 28.[1][2] He was retained by voters in November 2014 to a term that expires on January 3, 2027.[3]
Hoffstadt was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 30, 2024, to replace Laurence Rubin, and was unanimously confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments on November 25, 2024 to Fifth District Court of Appeal, Division Five.[4][5]
Education
Hoffstadt received his bachelor's degree from California State Polytechnic University Pomona and his J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.[6]
Career
- 2024 - present: Judge, Fifth District Court of Appeal, Division Five
- 2014 - 2024: Judge, Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two
- 2010-2014: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California
- 2007-2010: Partner, Jones Day
- 2000-2007: Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California
- 1998-2000: Senior counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1997-1998: Special counsel, Office of General Counsel for the Federal Communications Commission
- 1996-1997: Law clerk to former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
- 1995-1996: Law clerk to former Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Cynthia Holcomb
Hoffstadt has also been an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Loyola School of Law and George Washington University Law School.[6][7]
Elections
2014
Hoffstadt was retained to the 2nd District Court of Appeal with 67.8 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [8]
2012
- See also: California judicial elections, 2012
Hoffstadt ran for re-election to the superior court in 2012. As an unopposed incumbent, his name did not appear on the ballot. After the primary election, Hoffstadt was automatically re-elected.[9]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Four Justices to the Second District Court of Appeal," June 28, 2014
- ↑ California Courts, "Commission Confirms Appointments to Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Second and Third Appellate Districts," August 28, 2014
- ↑ See Judicial selection in California
- ↑ Governor Gavin Newsom, "Governor Newsom announces judicial appointments 9.30.24," September 30, 2024
- ↑ California Courts, "Commission Confirms Appointments to Appellate Court in Los Angeles," November 25, 2024
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Met News-Enterprise, "Governor Names 11 to Superior Court, New Fifth District Justice," July 1, 2010
- ↑ California Courts, "Trial Courts Roster," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "General Election -November 4, 2014 Official Certified List of Candidates," August 28, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder, "Presidential Primary Election," June 5, 2012
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
