Los Angeles County Juvenile Court Locations and Bench Officers

ALFRED J. McCOURTNEY JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER (LANCASTER)

1040 West Avenue J
Lancaster, CA 93534

Court Rooms and Bench Officers at Lancaster Juvenile Court

Dept. 285 – Judge Christoper G. Estes

Judge Estes is a former Deputy District Attorney and also worked as a private civil litigator.  He was elected to the bench in 2000 where he presided over adult criminal proceedings.  He became a juvenile court judge in 2002.  Judge Estes has a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University, a Masters of Social Work from Tulane, and a law degree from Pepperdine.

Dept. 426 – Referee Robin Kesler
Dept. TBD – Referee Palama Matsumoto
Dept. 426 – Referee Marilyn Mordetzky

COMPTON JUVENILE COURT

200 West Compton Boulevard
Compton, CA 90220

Courtrooms and Bench Officers at Compton Juvenile Court

Dept. 260 – Judge Charles Scarlett
Dept. 261 – Commissioner Catherine Pratt

EASTLAKE JUVENILE COURT

1601 Eastlake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033

Courtrooms and Bench Officers at Eastlake Juvenile Court

Dept. 203 – Judge Christina Hill

Dept. 205 – Referee Cynthia Loo

Referee Loo was was appointed as a Superior Court Referee in 2000. She is a graduate of University of Southern California Law School. Prior to taking the bench she worked as an attorney for the Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles where she represented children in juvenile dependency matters. Before taking the bench at Eastlake, Referee Loo spent three years a Referee at the Compton Courthouse.

Dept. 202 – Judge Robin Miller Sloan

Judge Sloan is a third generation Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge. Her father and grandfather were both Los Angeles judges, her grandfather was also a famed civil rights attorney during the 1950s and 1960s. Judge Sloan is a former prosecutor for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office and a former Deputy Attorney General for the State of California.

Dept. 201 – Commissioner Robert Totten

A Court Commissioner since 1997, Commissioner Totten spent 10 years on the bench at Sylmar Juvenile Court where he started Los Angeles County’s first juvenile drug court, focusing on innovative treatment options for minors struggling with substance abuse. Commissioner Totten transferred to Eastlake in 2007. Before taking the bench, Commissioner Totten worked as an attorney in private practice. He is a graduate of Loyola Law School.

Dept. 204 – Referee Shep Zebberman

A juvenile court Referee since 2006, prior to that Ref. Zebberman was an attorney in private practice in the San Fernando Valley. He graduated from the San Fernando Valley College of Law.

INGLEWOOD JUVENILE DELINQUENCY COURT

Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse
110 East Regent St.
Inglewood, CA 90301

Courtrooms and Bench Officers at Inglewood Juvenile Court

Dept. 240 – Judge Irma Brown

From 1986 until 2000, Judge Brown was a Commissioner of the Compton Court. Judge Brown became a Superior Court Judge in 2000. Prior to her judicial career, Judge Brown was an attorney in private practice. Judge Brown holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Loyola Marymount University and a law degree from Loyola Law School.

Dept. 241 – Referee Stephanie Davis

Dept. 242 – Commissioner Wayne Denton

A former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, Commissioner Denton has been a bench officer in the juvenile courts since 1992.  Commissioner Denton graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1967 and earned his law degree from Loyola Law School in 1972.

LONG BEACH JUVENILE COURT

Long Beach Courthouse
415 West Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90802

Courtrooms and Bench Officers at Long Beach Juvenile Court

Dept. 245 – Judge John Lawson

After 20 year career as a deputy public defender in the Los Angeles public defender’s office, Judge Lawson was appointed as a court commissioner in 2007. He was appointed as a judge in 2009.

Dept. 246 – Judge Deborah B Andrews

Judge Andrews has been judge since 1993 when she was an administrative law judge. Since that time and before her transfer to the juvenile delnquencey court, she has served as a judge in the Long Beach municipal court and and as a judge in the Edleman Children’s court.

LOS PARDINOS JUVENILE COURTHOUSE

(Courthouse is attached to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall)
Los Padrinos Juvenile Courthouse
7281 East Quill Dr.
Downey, CA 90242

Courtrooms and Bench Officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Court

Department 252 – Judge Philip K Mautino

After 26 years as a civil attorney in private practice, Judge Mautino first took the bench as a municipal court judge in Los Cerritos. In 2000 he was appointed as a Judge to the Superior Court and was assigned to Los Padrinos in 2001. Judge Mautino was one of the founding attorneys for Habitat for Humanity.

Department 250 – Referee Heidi Shirley

Department 251 – Judge Fukimo Wasserman

Judge Wasserman has a long and distinguished career as a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. Before taking the bench in juvenile court she was a judge in the appellate division of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Judge Wasserman is a graduate of Loyola Law School.

PASADENA JUVENILE COURT

Pasadena Courthouse
300 East Walnut St.
Pasadena, CA 91101

Courtrooms and Bench Officers at Pasadena Juvenile Court

Dept. 271 – Commissioner Robert Leventer

Commissioner Leventer has been a bench officer since 1988, first as a referee and then as a commissioner. He holds a law degree from the University of Michigan.

Dept. 270 – Judge Robert Soto

POMONA JUVENILE COURT

400 Civic Center Plaza
Pomona, CA 91766

Courtrooms and Bench Officers at Pomona Juvenile Court

Dept. 281 – Judge Charles McCoy

Prior to taking the bench in Pomona juvenile court, Judge McCoy was the supervising judge for the Los Angeles County courts.  In addition to his duties as a judge, Judge McCoy is an adjunct professor of law at Southwestern University where he teaches trial advocacy.

Dept. 282 – Commissioner Phyllis Shibata

Before taking the bench in 2001, Commissioner Shibata spent two years as a Riverside County Deputy Public Defender and 16 years a Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender.  Commissioner Shibata holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and a law degree from USC.

Dept. 283 – Referee Merrill Toole

DAVID J. KENYON JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER

7625 South Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90001

Courtrooms and Bench Officers at Kenyon Courthouse

Dept. 264 – Referee Robert S. Ambrose
Dept. 265 – Judge Donna Quigley Groman

A bench officer in juvenile court since 1997, Judge Groman began her judicial career as a Referee in juvenile delinquency court and since then has worked as both a referee and commissioner in both dependency and delinquency court. In 2004, Judge Groman was elected by voters as a Judge of the Superior Court. Before beginning her judicial career, Judge Groman worked as a juvenile dependency attorney both in public service and in private practice. Judge Groman has a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a law degree from American University in Washington, DC.

SYLMAR JUVENILE COURT

16350 Filbert Street
Sylmar, CA  91342-1099

Bench Officers at Sylmar Juvenile Court

Dept. 275 – Referee Pamela Matsumoto
Dept. 276 – Commissioner Benjamin R. Campos
Dept. 278 – Referee Mark Frazin

Dept. 277 – Judge Fred J Fujioka

Judge Fujioka has been a judge since 2001. He began his career as an attorney for neighborhood legal services in the San Fernando Valley. He then spent 6 years as a Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender. From 1984 until 2001, Judge Fujioka worked as an attorney in private practice. He holds an bachelor’s degree from USC and a law degree from University of California, Berkeley.

Dept. 279 – Judge Morton Rochman

A Los Angeles County Judge since 1971, Judge Rochman spent 14 years as a municipal court judge where he was appointed by then-Governor Ronald Reagan. Judge Rochman was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor Dukmejian in 1986. From 1960 until 1971, Judge Rochman was a Deputy Public Defender for Los Angeles County. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from the University of Illinois.

Cynthia Loo

Appointed as a Superior Court Referee in 2000. Graduated from University of Southern California Law School. Prior to taking the bench she worked as an attorney fo the Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles where she represented children in juvenile dependency matters. Before taking the bench at Eastlake, Referee Loo spent three years a Referee at the Compton Courthouse.

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