Endorsements

Sentinel endorses Irene Lee for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Office Number 14

Los Angeles County Democratic Party endorses Irene Lee for judge office 14 seat 14

Irene Lee for judge 2026 endorsement by ILWU Southern California District Council

International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 12, endorses Irene Lee for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Office Number 14

Carpenters Union endorses Irene Lee for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Office Number 14

Mexican-American Bar Association endorses Irene Lee for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Office Number 14

AFSCME L.A. County Deputy Probation Officers' Union

Irene Lee is the only well qualified candidate endorsed by Torrance Police Officers Association

Irene Lee for Judge Office 14 supported by Burbank Police Officers Association

LAPPL Endorses well qualified candidate Irene lee for Office 14 Los Angeles superior court judge

Irene Lee for Office 14 Los Angeles Superior Court Judge

Asian Dems of Los Angeles County endorses Irene Lee for Office 14 Judge Superior Court Los Angeles

Crime Survivors PAC Irene Lee has spent her career standing up for those who need it most. She brings the experience and judgment to keep our communities safe while ensuring fairness in every courtroom.

Democrats Neighborhood Action endorses Irene Lee for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Office Number 14

Irene Lee is a fair and well qualified office 14 superior court judge candidate

Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County

Graphic for the Torrance Democratic Club with blue and red stars and stripes, slogan 'Vote for the Future,' and website URL 'torrancedems.com'.

Sign with the text 'Alhambra Democratic Club' on a white background.

West Hollywood Beverly Hills Democratic Club endorses Irene Lee for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Office Number 14

North Valley Democratic Club endorses Irene Lee for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Office Number 14

Judicial

Hon. Yvette Verastegui, Supervising Judge, Criminal Division, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Olivia Rosales, Assistant Supervising Judge, Criminal Division, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Lisa S. Coen, Supervising Judge, Southeast District, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Kelvin D. Filer, Supervising Judge, Compton Courthouse, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Altus W. Hudson, Inglewood Court Site Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Maria Lucy Armendariz, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Osman Abassi, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Efrain M. Aceves, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Safaan K. Ahmed, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Mark S. Arnold, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Victor Avila, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Abby Baron, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Fernanda M. Barreto, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. James Bianco, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Kevin C. Brazile, Los Angeles County Superior Court (Former Presiding Judge)

Hon. Robert B. Broadbelt III, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Suzanne Bruguera (ret.), Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Paul Bruguera, Commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Rupert A. Byrdsong, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Maria R. Byrum, Los Angeles Superior Court

Hon. Amy N. Carter, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Adam Y. Chang, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Wendy Chang, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Tony Cho, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Ronald S. Coen, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Robert G. Chu, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Sean D. Coen, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Debra A. Cole, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Jacqueline A. Connor (ret.), Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Shannon K. Cooley, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Andrew E. Cooper, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Daniel M. Crowley, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Syna N. Dennis, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Halim Dhanidina (ret.), Associate Justice, Second District Court of Appeal, Los Angeles

Hon. Christopher Duff, Orange County Superior Court

Hon. Drew E. Edwards, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Miguel Espinoza, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. David B. Gelfound, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Rene C. Gilbertson, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Danielle R.A. Gibbons, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Danette J. Gomez, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Richard M. Goul, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Leslie Gutierrez, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Randolph Hammock, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Eric Harmon, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. David Hizami, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Lynne Hobbs, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Deborah Horowitz, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Roger Ito, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Cecilia Joo, San Bernardino County Superior Court

Hon. Upinder S. Kalra, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Warren Kato, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Kelly M. Kelley, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Karla D. Kerlin, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Andrew Kim, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Esther P. Kim, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Lana S. Kim, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Mark Kim, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Evan A. Kitahara, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Renee Korn, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Jessica C. Kronstadt, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. George Gonzalez Lomeli, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. John J. Lonergan, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Daniel J. Lowenthal, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Elaine Lu, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Jackson Lucky (ret.), Riverside County Superior Court (First AAPI Judge in Riverside County)

Hon. Mike H. Madokoro, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Teresa P. Magno, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Philip Marshall, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Alison S. Matsumoto, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Lowrie Mendoza, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Judith Levey Meyer, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Craig Mitchell (ret.), Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Adan Montalban, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Mark Mooney (ret.), Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Jared Moses, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Karine Mkrtchyan, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Carol J. Najera, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Kim L. Nguyen, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Michael J. O'Gara, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Tomson Ong (ret.), Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. James D. Otto, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Louis T. Parise, Jr., Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Ann H. Park, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Joseph R. Porras, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Sherry Powell, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Julian C. Recana, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. David K. Reinert, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Tammy Chung Ryu, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Timothy R. Saito, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Wendy Segall, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon William H. Shin, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Michael Shultz, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Linda L. Sun, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Gary Y. Tanaka, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Eric C. Taylor, Los Angeles County Superior Court (Former Presiding Judge)

Hon. John A. Torribio, (ret.), Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Susan Jung Townsend, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Terry Truong, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Lee W. Tsao, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Michael A. Tynan (ret.), Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Laura Walton, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Stacy Wiese, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Ericka J. Wiley, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Scott A. Yang, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. David Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Jacob J.H. Yim, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Geanene M. Yriarte, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. D. Zeke Zeidler, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Legal Community

Adrian Baca, Criminal Defense Attorney

Andrew Hurley, Deputy County Counsel

Andrew Loewy, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers

Andy Stein, Criminal Defense Attorney

Anja Reinke, Family Law Practitioner

Ann Haigwood, Criminal Defense Attorney

Beatrice Fung, Family Law and Dependency Law Practitioner

Bethel Andresen, Deputy County Counsel

David Fujimoto, Los Angeles County Public Defender

Diane Nicola, Deputy County Counsel

Dylan Roy, Senior Deputy County Counsel

Jason Steinberg, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers

Howard Haffner, retired Division Chief for the Dependency Division of the Los Angeles County Counsel's Office

Laurie L. Levenson, Professor, Chair in Ethical Advocacy at Loyola Law School

Marco Saenz, Independent Defense Counsel Office Director

Marc Gibbons, Criminal Defense Attorney

Mia Mitchell, Deputy County Counsel

Mia Yamamoto, Criminal Defense Attorney

Michelle Hall, Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender

Nancy Sperber, Criminal Defense Attorney

Pallavi Dhawan, Director of Policy for Domestic Violence and Vulnerable Victims, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office

Richard Chacon, Criminal Defense Attorney

R.J. Dreiling, Criminal Defense Attorney

Rodolfo Navarro, Los Angeles County Public Defender, Head Deputy

Sandy K. Roxas, Attorney, CFLS

Sarah Shon, Senior Deputy County Counsel

Stephanie Lo, Deputy County Counsel/Former Public Defender

Tamara Garcia, Children's Law Center

Antonella Nistorescu, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Brian Kang, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Brian Schirn, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Head Deputy District Attorney

Carmelia Mejia, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Christina Buckley, Los Angeles County Assistant District Attorney

Cindy Wallace, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Colby Cano, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Cyndi Barnes, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Head Deputy

David Kwon, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Deputy

Eileen Kim, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Ethan Milius, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Eugene Miyata, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Frank Dunnick, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,
Assistant Head Deputy

Gail Ehrlich, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney (retired)

Garrett Dameron, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,
Deputy in Charge

Geoff Lewin, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, Assistant Head Deputy

Holly Harpham, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Janis Johnson, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Head
Deputy

Jodi Castano, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Jodi Link, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

John Chang, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, Deputy in
Charge

John Colello, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, Head Deputy

John Lewin, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Juree Kim, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Justin Kim, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Kathy Cady, Los Angeles County District Attorney Director of Victim
Services

Kellyjean Chun, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Head
Deputy

Ken Chiu, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Maria Ramirez, Los Angeles County Assistant District Attorney

Mario Haidar, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Head
Deputy

Michele Daniels, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Retired Head
Deputy

Miji Vellakkatel, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,
Assistant Head Deputy

Natalie Adomian, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,
Assistant Head Deputy

Nicholas Kang, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Rachel Hardiman, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Reena Desai, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Robert Grace, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Head
Deputy

Sandra Jimenez, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Saeed Teymouri, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Yoobin Kang Hernandez, Los Angeles County Deputy District
Attorney

Brenda Lee, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Cindy Park, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Marlene Sanchez, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Gilbert Wright, Los Angeles County Assistant District Attorney

Emily Chai, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Peggy No, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Kathy Ta, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, Assistant Head Deputy

Julie Walker, Los Angeles County Assistant Head Deputy District
Attorney

Peter Cagney, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Retired Head Deputy District Attorney

Joy Roberts, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, Deputy-in-Charge

Hailey Singh, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Chuck Chaiyarachta, Los Angeles County Head Deputy District Attorney

Jack Garden, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Todd Hicks, Los Angeles County Assistant Head Deputy District Attorney

Rachel Robinson, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Daniella Eslamboly, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Candice Henry, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Assistant Head Deputy

Brad Harmon, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Grace Rai, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Emily Chai, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Cathy Lee, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Michael Belcher, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Scott Dominguez, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, Assistant Head Deputy

Keith Koyano, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Nicholas Swertlow, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Greg Cernok, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Lee Cernok, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney

Elected Officials

Sen. Bob Archuleta, Senate District 30

Hon. Mike Fong, AAPI Legislative Caucus Chair and Assemblymember, 49th District

Hon. Mark Gonzalez, Assemblymember, 54th District

Hon. Josh Lowenthal, Assemblymember, Speaker Pro Tempore, 69th District

Hon. Lindsey P. Horvath, Supervisor, Los Angeles County, 3rd District

Hon. Kathryn Barger, Supervisor, Los Angeles County, 5th District

Hon. Jeff Prang, Los Angeles County Assessor

Hon. Elizabeth Yang, Mayor, City of Monterey Park

Hon. Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles County District Attorney (2024-present)

Hon. Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles County District Attorney, 2012-2020

Hon. Steve Cooley, Los Angeles County District Attorney, 2000-2012

Hon. Doug Haubert, Long Beach City Prosecutor

Hon. Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney

Hon. John Lee, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles, District 12

Hon. Ed Chen, Mayor Pro Tem, Temple City

Hon. Henry Lo, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Monterey Park, District 4

Hon. Jeff Maloney, Mayor, City of Alhambra, District 3

Hon. Ruth Low, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Diamond Bar, District 2

Hon. Vinh T. Ngo, Councilmember, City of Monterey Park, District 5

Hon. David Ryu, (ret.) Los Angeles City Councilmember

Hon. Paul Seo, Mayor, City of Rancho Palos Verdes

Hon. Emma Sharif, Mayor, City of Compton

Hon. Mario Trujillo, Former Mayor, Current Councilmember, City of Downey

Hon. Frank Aurelio Yokoyama, Former Mayor, Current Councilmember, City of Cerritos

Hon. Mark Pulido, Vice Mayor, City of Cerritos

Hon. Danny Hang, Vice Mayor, City of West Hollywood

Hon. Betty Lieu, President, Torrance Unified School District Board

Community Leaders

Ana Estevez, Child Safety Advocate

Chester Chong, Chairman and President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles

Edward Han, President, Korean American Bar Association, SoCal

Kim Glass, Olympian and Victims’ Rights Advocate.

Robert Ahn, President, Korean American Federation of Los Angeles

Robert Choung, President, Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles

Shiraz Khalid Co-President Elect, South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, Adjunct Law Professor, Abraham Lincoln University

Disclaimer: All titles are for identification purposes only. Endorsements by individuals do not indicate support from their respective offices.