纽森任命23名高等法院法官：洛杉矶县5人、萨克拉门托县4人，年薪244,727美元
加州州长 Gavin Newsom 11月4日在州府 Sacramento 宣布，任命23名高等法院法官，分布在全州17个县，其中洛杉矶县5人、萨克拉门托县4人，另有洛杉矶县与萨克拉门托县各1人为临时任命；每人年薪244,727美元。
洛杉矶县5名新任法官为：自2013年起任洛杉矶县副地区检察官的 Noelle Brown Adams；曾任联邦助理检察官、现为洛杉矶市检察官办公室副市检察官并兼任空军预备役助理军法官的 Edward Han；自2025年起任洛杉矶县高等法院专员、此前任联邦助理检察官16年的 Kristen Williams；自2015年起任洛杉矶县副地区检察官、兼任南加州大学兼职教授的 Rebecca Goodrich；以及自2015年起任 Weiss and Stepanian 律所合伙人的 Arpa Stepanian。另有 Glendale 市首席助理市检察官 Ann Maurer 获临时任命，她原定当选后于2027年1月就职，此次任命使她可立即上任。
萨克拉门托县4名新任法官中，3人现任州长办公室副法律事务秘书：曾任联邦检察官办公室第一助理联邦检察官的 Michele Beckwith、自2019年起在州长办公室任职的 Jasmine Turner-Bond、耶鲁法学院毕业的 Matthew Lee；第4人为自2022年起任萨克拉门托县高等法院专员、此前任助理公设辩护人18年的 Alicia Hartley。县高等法院专员 Heath Langle 获临时任命，同样可立即接替其当选职位。
其余任命包括：橙县的 Eddie Flores（曾任橙县高级副地区检察官12年）、圣迭戈县的 Maria Diaz（圣迭戈儿童法律服务机构管理律师）、圣贝纳迪诺县的 Laurel Hoehn（县高等法院专员）、阿拉米达县的 Jesse Basbaum（州司法部副总检察长）、弗雷斯诺县的 David Olmos（县高级副地区检察官）、圣华金县的 Kerry Krueger、圣马特奥县的 Timothy Elliott、圣克拉拉县的 Thomas Sprankling（曾任美国最高法院法官书记官）、门多西诺县的 Joseph Stogner、默塞德县的 Brenda Pannell-Nash、斯坦尼斯劳斯县的 Byron Beebe 与文图拉县的 Philip Bonoli。
州长办公室表示，这批任命填补的空缺分别由法官退休或升任上诉法院产生。
（来源：加州州长办公室）
Newsom Appoints 23 Superior Court Judges: Five in Los Angeles County, Four in Sacramento County, at $244,727 Each
SACRAMENTO, California - Governor Gavin Newsom announced on November 4 the appointment of 23 Superior Court judges across 17 California counties, including five in Los Angeles County and four in Sacramento County, plus one interim appointment in each of those two counties. Each position pays $244,727.
The five Los Angeles County appointees are Noelle Brown Adams, a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney since 2013; Edward Han, a Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney and U.S. Air Force Reserve Assistant Staff Judge Advocate who previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney; Kristen Williams, a Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner since 2025 and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for 16 years; Rebecca Goodrich, a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney since 2015 and an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California; and Arpa Stepanian, a partner at Weiss and Stepanian since 2015. Ann Maurer, Chief Assistant City Attorney of Glendale, received an interim appointment allowing her to immediately assume the seat she was elected to begin in January 2027.
In Sacramento County, three of the four appointees currently serve as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretaries in the Governor's Office: Michele Beckwith, a former First Assistant U.S. Attorney; Jasmine Turner-Bond, in the Governor's Office since 2019; and Matthew Lee, a Yale Law School graduate. The fourth, Alicia Hartley, has served as a Sacramento County Superior Court Commissioner since 2022 after 18 years as an Assistant Public Defender. Commissioner Heath Langle received an interim appointment in Sacramento County.
Other appointments include Eddie Flores in Orange County, Maria Diaz in San Diego County, Laurel Hoehn in San Bernardino County, Jesse Basbaum in Alameda County, David Olmos in Fresno County, Kerry Krueger in San Joaquin County, Timothy Elliott in San Mateo County, Thomas Sprankling, a former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk, in Santa Clara County, Joseph Stogner in Mendocino County, Brenda Pannell-Nash in Merced County, Byron Beebe in Stanislaus County and Philip Bonoli in Ventura County.
The Governor's Office said the appointments fill vacancies created by judicial retirements and elevations to the Court of Appeal.
(Source: Office of the Governor of California)
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图片来源：图：洛杉矶县高等法院所在的 Stanley Mosk 法院大楼。CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles, home to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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