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Gov. Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments

 

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom June 18 announced his appointment of 15 Superior Court Judges, which include two in Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Doreen Boxer, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Boxer has served as a commissioner at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2015. She was a sole practitioner from 2011 to 2015. Boxer served as the San Bernardino County Public Defender from 2006 to 2010. She served as a deputy public defender at the Orange County Public Defender’s Office from 1996 to 2006 and at the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office from 1995 to 1996. She was an attorney and partner at Grayson, Topsfield and Boxer from 1993 to 1995 and a senior staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society from 1989 to 1992. Boxer earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the elevation of Justice Helen Zukin to the Court of Appeal. Boxer is a Democrat.

Steven Ipson, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Ipson has served as a commissioner at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2016. He served as a deputy district attorney at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office from 1994 to 2016. He was a sole practitioner in 1994 and an associate at the Law Firm of Patterson and Miller from 1992 to 1994. Ipson earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge John Ing. Ipson is a Democrat.

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