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Gia Kim

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Gia Kim
Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2031
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Rolf Michael Treu (Nonpartisan)

Compensation
Base salary
$225,074
Elections and appointments
Last election
March 5, 2024
Appointed
June 3, 2022
Education
Ph.D
University of California, Berkeley
Law
Yale Law School

Gia Kim is a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She assumed office on July 6, 2022. Her current term ends on January 6, 2031.

Kim won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on March 5, 2024, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Kim was appointed to the court on June 3, 2022, by Governor Gavin Newsom (D).[1]

Biography

Education

Kim earned a J.D. at Yale Law School and a Ph.D. in English at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]

Career

  • 2022–present: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
  • 2008–2022: Deputy Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Central District of California
  • 2007–2008: Research and Writing Attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Central District of California
  • 2006–2007: Associate, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • 2005–2006: Academic Fellow, Yale Law School

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Gia Kim (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kim in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Gia Kim did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


External links

Footnotes