Endorsements
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
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. 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. 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, Los Angeles County Superior Court
Hon. Adan Montalban, Los Angeles County Superior Court
Hon. Mark Mooney (ret.), 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. Linda L. Sun, 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. 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
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
Sarah Shon, Senior Deputy County Counsel
Stephanie Lo, Deputy County Counsel/Former Public Defender
Tamara Garcia, Children's Law Center
Elected OFFICIALS
Sen. Bob Archuleta, Senate District 30
Hon. Mike Fong, AAPI Legislative Caucus Chair and Assemblymember, 49th District
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. Leesa Manion, King County Prosecuting Attorney
Hon. Henry Lo, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Monterey Park, District 4
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. Mario Trujillo, Former Mayor, Current Councilmember, City of Downey
Community Leaders
Ana Estevez, Child Safety Advocate
Chester Chong, Chairman and President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles
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.