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Gassia Apkarian

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Gassia Apkarian

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Superior Court of Orange County
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2029

Elections and appointments
Last elected

June 7, 2022

Appointed

November 12, 2014

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Irvine

Law

University of La Verne College of Law

Gassia Apkarian is a judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.

Apkarian won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Orange County in California outright in the primary on June 7, 2022, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Apkarian was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown on November 12, 2014.[1]

Education

Apkarian received a B.A. from the University of California - Irvine, and a J.D. from the University of La Verne College of Law.[1]

Career

  • 2014-Present: Judge, Superior Court of Orange County
  • 2007-2014: Senior attorney & president, Apkarian Defense APC
  • 2000-2007: Deputy public defender, Orange County
  • 1998-1999: Public relations advisor, President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan
  • 1997-1998: Executive director, Democrats 2000
  • 1996-1997: Special assistant to the ambassador, Embassy of Armenia in Washington, D.C.
  • 1992-1995: Armenian Assembly of America[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Gassia Apkarian (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Gassia Apkarian did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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