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Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of
three Court of Appeal Justices: Justice Brian M. Hoffstadt as Presiding
Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five; Judge
Michelle C. Kim as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of
Appeal, Division One; and Judge Anne K. Richardson as an Associate
Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two.
The Governor also announced his appointment of 7 Superior Court Judges,
which include four in Alameda County; two in Los Angeles County; and one
in Ventura County.
Second District
Court of Appeal
Justice Brian M. Hoffstadt, of Los Angeles County, has
been nominated to serve as Presiding Justice of the Second District Court
of Appeal, Division Five. He has served as an Associate Justice at the
Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two since 2014. Justice
Hoffstadt served as a Judge at the Los Angeles County Superior Court from
2010 to 2014. He was a Partner at Jones Day from 2007 to 2010 and served
as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central
District of California from 2000 to 2007. Justice Hoffstadt served as
Senior Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Policy
Development from 1998 to 2000 and at the Federal Communications
Commission, Office of General Counsel from 1997 to 1998. He served as a
Law Clerk for the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor at the U.S. Supreme Court
from 1996 to 1997 and for the Honorable Cynthia H. Hall at the U.S. Court
of Appeals, Ninth Circuit from 1995 to 1996. Justice Hoffstadt earned a
Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School
of Law. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Presiding
Justice Laurence D. Rubin. This position requires confirmation by the
Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice
Patricia Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding
Justice Arthur Gilbert. Justice Hoffstadt is a Democrat.
Judge Michelle C. Kim, of Los Angeles County, has been
nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court
of Appeal, Division One. She has served as a Judge at the Los Angeles
County Superior Court since 2018. Judge Kim served as a Deputy Alternate
Public Defender at the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender’s
Office from 2005 to 2018 and as a Deputy Public Defender in the Los
Angeles County Public Defender’s Office from 2003 to 2005. She earned a
Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School
of Law. Judge Kim fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice
Victoria D. Chaney. This position requires confirmation by the Commission
on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Patricia
Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice Arthur
Gilbert. Judge Kim is a Democrat.
Judge Anne K. Richardson, of Los Angeles County, has been
nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court
of Appeal, Division Two. She has served as a Judge at the Los Angeles
County Superior Court since 2018. Judge Richardson was a Directing
Attorney at Public Counsel from 2014 to 2018. She was a Partner at
Hadsell, Stormer, Richardson and Renick LLP from 1998 to 2014 and was an
Associate there from 1993 to 1998. Judge Richardson was a Public Interest
Fellow at Litt and Stormer from 1990 to 1992 and served as a Law Clerk
for the Honorable Mariana R. Pfaelzer at the U.S. District Court, Central
District of California from 1989 to 1990. She earned a Juris Doctor
degree from Stanford Law School. Judge Richardson is being selected to fill
the vacancy that will be created pending confirmation of Justice Brian M.
Hoffstadt’s appointment as Presiding Justice of the Second District Court
of Appeal, Division Five. This position requires confirmation by the
Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice
Patricia Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding
Justice Arthur Gilbert. Judge Richardson is a Democrat.
The compensation for each of these positions is $279,151.
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