Endorsements

Elected DA Endorsements

  • Hon. Nathan Hochman

    Los Angeles County District Attorney, 2024-present

    Endorsement

  • Hon. Jackie Lacey

    Los Angeles County District Attorney, 2012-2020

    Endorsement

  • Hon. Steve Cooley

    Los Angeles County District Attorney, 2000-2012

    Endorsement

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. Abby Baron, Los Angeles County Superior Court  

Hon. Adan Montalban, Los Angeles County Superior Court  

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

Hon. Amy Carter, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

Hon. Andrew Kim, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Hon. Ann Park, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

Hon. Cecilia Joo, San Bernardino County Superior Court 

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

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

Hon. David A. Berger, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

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

Hon. David Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Hon. Deborah Horowitz, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

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

Hon. Elaine Lu, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Hon. Eric Harmon, Los Angeles County Superior Court

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hon. James Bianco, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hon. Leslie Gutierrez, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

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

Hon. Lowrie Mendoza, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Hon. Maria Lucy Armendariz, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Hon. Mark Kim, Los Angeles County Superior Court

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

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

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

Hon. Miguel Espinoza, Los Angeles County Superior Court

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

Hon. Osman Abassi, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

Hon. Philip Marshall, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Hon. Randolph Hammock, Los Angeles County Superior Court  

Hon. Renee Korn, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

Hon. Robert Broadbelt III, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

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

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

Hon. Scott Yang, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

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

Hon. Sherry Powell, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Hon. Susan J. Townsend, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

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

Hon. Tammy C Ryu, Los Angeles County Superior Court  

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

Hon. Tony Cho, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

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

Hon. Victor Avila, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Hon. Warren Kato, Los Angeles County Superior Court   

Hon. Wendy Segall, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Hon. William H. Shin, Los Angeles County Superior Court 

Community Leaders

Robert Ahn, President, Korean American Federation of Los Angeles*

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

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

Ana Estevez, Child Safety Advocate

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

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

Legal Community

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

Andrew Loewy, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers* 

Anja Reinke, Family Law Practitioner  

Ann Haigwood, Criminal Defense Attorney 

Beatrice Fung, Family Law and Dependency Law Practitioner

David Fujimoto, Los Angeles County Public Defender* 

Jason Steinberg, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers*

Marco Saenz, Independent Defense Counsel Office Director

Marc Gibbons, Criminal Defense Attorney  

R.J. Dreiling, Criminal Defense Attorney  

Rodolfo Navarro, Los Angeles County Public Defender, Head Deputy* 

Tamara Garcia, Children's Law Center*  

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