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Michelle Kim
2024 - Present
2027
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Michelle Kim is a judge for Division 1 of the California 2nd District Court of Appeal. She assumed office on November 25, 2024. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Kim won re-election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Kim was first appointed to Division 1 of the California Second District Court of Appeal on September 30, 2024 to replace Victoria Gerrard Chaney (nonpartisan). She was confirmed and sworn in on November 25, 2024.[1]
Education
Kim received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.[1]
Career
- 2024-present: Judge, California Second District Court of Appeal
- 2018-2024: Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California
- 2005-2018: Deputy alternate public defender, Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender's Office
- 2003-2005: Deputy public defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office
Elections
2020
Incumbent Michelle Kim was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle Kim did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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