Los Angeles County (Monterey Park)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2017; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2014-17; commissioner, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2011-14; regional counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2007-11; managing attorney/executive director, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, 2001- 07; adjunct professor, USC Gould School of Law, 2003-04; assistant director, California Complete Count Campaign, 1999-2001; director of Washington D.C. and California offices of then-Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Anaheim, 1997-99; staff attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1991-97; associate, Whitman & Ransom 1990-91.
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1990
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2017; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2014-17; commissioner, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 2011-14; regional counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 2007-11; managing attorney/executive director, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, 2001- 07; adjunct professor, USC Gould School of Law, 2003-04; assistant director, California Complete Count Campaign, 1999-2001; director of Washington D.C. and California offices of then-Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Anaheim, 1997-99; staff attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1991-97; associate, Whitman & Ransom 1990-91.
Law School: Harvard Law School, 1990
Judge Nancy Ramirez’s assignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court is unlike any other in the state, she said. It includes adult dependents, as well as juvenile dependents and adoptions.
Her non-minor dependent court, unofficially referred to as the 18-to-21 court, helps young adults who are emerging from the foster care system to gain independence by providing them with financial assistance for everything from education and ... (continued)
