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Luz Herrera
Luz Herrera ran for election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Herrera completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Luz Herrera earned a high school diploma from Pioneer High School, a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1995, and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1999. Her career experience includes working as a lawyer. She has been affiliated with Community Lawyers, Inc.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Tracey Blount defeated Luz Herrera in the general election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tracey Blount (Nonpartisan)  | 52.3 | 1,476,142 |
 | Luz Herrera (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 1,345,379 | |
| Total votes: 2,821,521 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Tracey Blount and Luz Herrera defeated Michael Berg and Diana Ruth James in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracey Blount (Nonpartisan) | 44.3 | 538,835 |
| ✔ | | Luz Herrera (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 333,125 |
| Michael Berg (Nonpartisan) | 14.3 | 174,113 | ||
| Diana Ruth James (Nonpartisan) | 14.1 | 171,585 | ||
| Total votes: 1,217,658 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Luz Herrera completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Herrera's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After graduating from Stanford University and Harvard Law School, Luz honed her law skills at a large private California firm before turning to a legal career in public service. Setting up her solo practice in Compton, California in 2002, Luz immediately noticed the need for families to have greater access to legal services. She also created a model for establishing community-based legal services. Now celebrating its 19th year in service, Community Lawyers continues to serve the residents of Compton and many other residents of Southeastern Los Angeles County. The non-profit agency’s mission is to help people in underserved and under-resourced neighborhoods navigate the legal system in times of need.
Luz Herrera grew up in a loving, working class family in Whittier, where she attended local public schools. She graduated from Pioneer High School. She remembers the family often living paycheck-to-paycheck. To help make ends meet, the Herrera family would sell Mexican food products at the local swap meet by day and then clean office buildings by night. This experience led Luz to understand hopes and needs of Angeleno families like hers.- Fair. Experienced. Respectful. Well-rounded.
- Harvard Law School and Stanford University Graduate.
- Lawyer and scholar who believes in making courts more accessible.
Ensure a fair process.
Ability to manage a court room.
Diligent and consistent in work ethic.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 24, 2024
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
