Chambers Attorney to SFSC

The DJ reports Newsom appoints 15 Superior Court judges across 12 California counties -- The governor's 15 trial-court appointments span Alameda, Contra Costa, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Orange, Riverside (2), San Bernardino, San Francisco (2), Santa Cruz and Siskiyou, reflecting broad criminal, civil and family law experience.

Of appellate note:

Ai Mori, of San Francisco County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the San Francisco County Superior Court. Mori has worked as a Chambers Attorney to Associate Justice Martin Jenkins in the California Supreme Court since 2020. She served in multiple positions in the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District from 2006 to 2020, including as Chambers Attorney to Associate Justice Ioana Petrou, Justice Pro Tem Rebecca Wiseman, Associate Justice Martin Jenkins, and Administrative Presiding Justice William McGuiness. She worked as an Associate at Minami Tamaki from 2002 to 2006, and as a Staff Attorney in the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District from 2000 to 2002. Mori received a Juris Doctor degree from UC Law San Francisco. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Suzanne R. Bolanos. Mori is a Democrat.

Marin County's appointment is Matthew Siroka, a sole practitioner and former First District Appellate Project staff attorney, filling the seat of retired Judge Paul M. Haakenson.

Kendall Hannon was appointed in Siskiyou County. A deputy attorney general and former Judicial Council attorney and 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals staff attorney, Hannon fills the vacancy left by retired Judge Karen L. Dixon.