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Gov. Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 18 announced his appointment of eight Superior Court Judges, which include one in Los Angeles County; one in Nevada County; two in Orange County; one in San Bernardino County; one in San Diego County; one in Ventura County; and one in Yolo County.

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Gary Rowe, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Rowe has served as a Deputy Attorney General at the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, civil rights enforcement section since June 2023. He served as a deputy federal public defender at the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California from 2014 to June 2023. He was an associate at Greines, Martin, Stein and Richland LLP from 2011 to 2014. Rowe was a visiting associate professor of law at Southwestern Law School from 2009 to 2010 and at the University of Texas Law School from 2008 to 2009. He was an acting professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law from 2001 to 2008 and served as special assistant to the administrator of the office of information and regulatory affairs in the office of management and budget from 1994 to 1995. Rowe served as a law clerk for the Honorable William A. Norris at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1993 to 1994 and was an associate at Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering from 1992 to 1993. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School, a Master of Arts degree in American History from Princeton University and a Master of Studies degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford. Rowe fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Christine Byrd. He is a Democrat.

Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom Oct. 19 announced the following appointments:

Hilary Lentini, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the State Rehabilitation Council. Lentini has been CEO of Lentini Design & Marketing Inc since 1990. She is a member of the California Workforce Development Board and the National Association of Women Business Owners. Lentini earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design from the University of Illinois Chicago. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Lentini is a Democrat.

Joe Kalmick, of Seal Beach, has been appointed to the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. Kalmick has served as a Seal Beach City Council member since 2019. Kalmick was Owner of Main St. Art & Framing from 1978 to 2014. He was a volunteer and reserve firefighter for the City of Seal Beach from 1979 to 2014. Kalmick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Kalmick is a Democrat.