Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment of 15 Superior Court Judges, which includes one in Orange County.

Susel Carrillo-Orellana, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court. Carrillo-Orellana has served as a Commissioner at the Los Angeles Court since 2024. She served at the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California as a Director of Recruitment from 2023 to 2024 and as a Deputy Federal Public Defender from 2012 to 2024. Carrillo-Orellana served as a Research Attorney at the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2007 to 2012. She worked as a Staff Attorney at the Public Counsel Law Center from 2005 to 2007. Carrillo-Orellana served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Fresno District Attorney’s Office from 2004 to 2005. Carrillo-Orellana received a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Lon F. Hurwitz. Carrillo-Orellana is a Democrat.

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