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Mar. 1, 2022

LA County court commissioner’s respect, integrity are forged from immigrant roots

At the age of four, Commissioner Amir Aharonov immigrated from Israel to Los Angeles. His parents were refugees who fled religious persecution; one from Russia and the other Iran.

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LA County court commissioner’s respect, integrity are forged from immigrant roots

Amir Aharonov

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, September 2025; Court Commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior, 2021-2025; of counsel, Webster Kaplan Sprunger LLP, Los Angeles, 2020-21; Senior Partner, Aharonov & Revy Family Law LLP, Encino, 2007-2020

Law School: Loyola Law School
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As a Los Angeles County court commissioner initially assigned to hear a juvenile dependency calendar in Lancaster, Amir Aharonov spent many sleepless nights second guessing his decisions.

“It is a completely different area of the law, while facing seasoned and impressive attorneys every day who understandably challenged my decision-making — all while deciding some of the most consequential legal issues a judicial officer is call... (continued)

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