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Apr. 21, 2025
Consumer Attorneys of Inland Empire held its annual Judges' Night in Riverside
San Bernardino Presiding Judge Lisa M. Rogan and Judge Charlie Hill Jr.
San Bernardino Judges Khymberli S.Y. Apaloo and Gilbert G. Ochoa
San Bernardino Judges John Wilkerson and Stephanie Tanada
CAOIE’s historian Sharon P. Ramirez of the Law Offices of Kenny S. Ramirez, president elect Kenny S. Ramirez of San Bernardino and Jason R. Sanchez of The Simon Law Group
San Bernardino Judge Wilfred J. Schneider Jr., Brian G. Hannemann of Hannemann Law Firm and Riverside Judge Harold W. Hopp
Riverside Judge Sophia Choi and Megan J.G. Demshki of Aitken Aitken Cohn
Riverside Judge Carol A. Greene and James O. Heiting of Heiting & Irwin
CAOIE’s board members Jean Simon-Serrano of Rizio Lipinsky Heiting and Michael S. Johnson of Riverside
Aaron T. Hicks of Hicks Law Firm and Chris Pesce, ChartSquad’s vice president of sales
San Bernardino Judge (Ret.) Bryan Foster, Riverside Judge Chad W. Firetag, San Bernardino Judge Thomas S. Garza and Riverside Judge Christopher H. Harmon
CAOIE’s president Lauren M. Vogt of Rizio Lipinsky Heiting, San Bernardino Judge Stephanie Tanada, Western State law student and legal secretary at Bethel Law Corporation Kalea Ibarra, and Edward P. Dailo of Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
CAOIE’s board members Kenny S. Ramirez of San Bernardino (president elect,) Sharon P. Ramirez of the Law Offices of Kenny S. Ramirez (historian,) Lauren M. Vogt of Rizio Lipinsky Heiting (president,) Brian D. Shapiro of San Bernardino (secretary) and Brynna D. Popka of McCune Law Group (treasurer)
San Bernardino Judge Thomas S. Garza, Judge (Ret.) Donna G. Garza and Judge (Ret.) Bryan Foster and San Bernardino Presiding Judge Lisa M. Rogan
San Bernardino Judges Joseph B. Widman and Tony Raphael
The Consumer Attorneys of the Inland Empire (CAOIE) held its annual Judges' Night on Wednesday at Riverside City Hall's Grier Pavilion, drawing a crowd of civil bench officers and attorneys.
During the event, Superior Court Judge Chad W. Firetag, who supervises Riverside's civil division, highlighted the court's chronic resource gap. "We average 13,440 civil filings a year, which would require 22.7 judges," he said during his speech. "Currently, we have just 11.75 assigned--only 76.9% of the sustainable benchmark."
Despite the shortfall, Firetag emphasized the court's resilience: "Doing more with less is in our DNA. We remain committed to ensuring justice is served."
CAOIE's board members are Lauren M. Vogt of Rizio Lipinsky Heiting (president,) Kenny S. Ramirez of San Bernardino (president elect,) Brian D. Shapiro of San Bernardino (secretary,) Brynna D. Popka of McCune Law Group (treasurer,) Sharon P. Ramirez of the Law Offices of Kenny S. Ramirez (historian,) and Justin H. King of Rancho Cucamonga (immediate past president.)
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