2024 Primary Election: Recommendations for L.A. County Superior Court Judges

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L.A. Superior Court glum statues (Photo – Amaury Laporte)

Candidates for Superior Court in Los Angeles County Evaluated by Their Peers (2024 Primary Election).

By The Editorial Board

The Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee (38 highly qualified people) of the L.A. County Bar reported its final evaluations of the candidates for Los Angeles Superior Court offices.

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 12

• Rhonda A. Haymon – Not Qualified
  Deputy Public Defender
• Hon. Lynn D. Olson – Well Qualified
  Judge of Superior Court

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 39

• Ronda Dixon – Not Qualified
  Attorney At Law
• Jacob Lee – Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney
• Steve Napolitano – Qualified
  Attorney/Councilmember Manhattan Beach
• George A. Turner – Qualified
  Deputy Public Defender

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 48

• Malik Burroughs – Qualified
  Attorney
• Renee Rose – Well Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney
• Ericka J. Wiley – Qualified
  Deputy Public Defender

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 97

• Sam Abourched – Well Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney
• La Shae Henderson – Qualified
  Deputy Public Defender
• Sharon Ransom – Well Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 115

• Christmas Brookens – Well Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney
• Keith Koyano  – Well Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 124

• Kimberly Repecka – Not Qualified
  Deputy Public Defender
• Hon. Emily T. Spear – Not Qualified
  Judge of the Superior Court

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 130

• Christopher A. Darden – Well Qualified
  Attorney/Professor
• Leslie Gutierrez – Well Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney
• Osman M. Taher – Not Qualified
  Attorney

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 135

• Mohammad Ali Fakhreddine – Qualified
  Father/Attorney
• Georgia Huerta – Well Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney
• Steven Yee Mac – Well Qualified
  Deputy District Attorney

SUPERIOR COURT OFFICE NO. 137

• Michael H. Berg – Qualified
  Attorney/Business Owner
• Tracey M. Blount – Well Qualified
  Senior Deputy County Council
• Luz E. Herrera – Qualified
  Attorney/Law Professor
• Diana Ruth James – Not Qualified
  Attorney At Law

Conclusion

The 2024 Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association respectfully submits this report with the consideration in mind that it will be a source of information for the voters of Los Angeles County and will assist them in selecting qualified and able judicial officers in the forthcoming election.

Compiled by Ann Hunnewell