Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 8, 2022; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, 2007-2022; associate, Cifarelli Law Firm LLP, 2006-2007; senior law clerk, Cifarelli Law Firm LLP, 2004-2006
Law School: Western State College of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 8, 2022; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, 2007-2022; associate, Cifarelli Law Firm LLP, 2006-2007; senior law clerk, Cifarelli Law Firm LLP, 2004-2006
Law School: Western State College of Law
Thorough findings and thoughtful reasoning. These are attributes Superior Court Judge Jannet Perez Santiso believes she must possess in her Los Angeles County restraining order court.
"My mission is to apply the law to the facts before me, regardless of how difficult the decision may be," she said. "Oftentimes it's hard because you have a litigant that presents one version of events and you have a respondent that pres... (continued)
