Gov. Newsom Announces New Appointments

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom Feb. 24 to 28, announced the following appointments: 

Judge Lucy Armendariz, 51, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Committee to Review the Operations and Structure of the Commission on Judicial Performance. She has served as a Judge at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2018. She was a Judge at the State Bar Court of California from 2007 to 2018. Judge Armendariz was Chief of Staff and Counsel in the Office of California State Senator Gloria Romero from 2002 to 2007. She was Ombudsman at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 1999 to 2002. Judge Armendariz earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She is a member of Hispanas Organized for Political Equality and an Advisory Board Member of the Latina Lawyers Bar Association. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Judge Armendariz is a Democrat.

David Ramirez, 21, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee. Ramirez has been student trustee for the Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees since 2020 and vice chair for the Student Trustee Advisory Committee of the Association of Community College Trustees since 2021. He was legislative affairs director for Region VII for the Student Senate of the California Community Colleges from 2020 to 2021 This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Ramirez is a Democrat.

Gabriela Gonzalez, 48, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the State Board of Education. Gonzalez has been an elementary school teacher for the Montebello Unified School District since 2001. She earned a Master of Education degree in Educational Leadership from California State University, Dominguez Hills. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Gonzalez is a Democrat.