Career Highlights: Elevated Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Dec. 7, 2023; commissioner, Orange County, 2022-23; deputy general counsel, Orange County Superior Court, 2016-2022; probate research attorney, Orange County Superior Court, 2014-16; research attorney, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2005-2014; associate, Kalcheim Salah, Los Angeles, 2003-2005
Law School: Loyola Law School, 2003
ORANGE - The door to Superior Court Judge June J. An's courtroom has been broken twice. The first time, a father, devastated by her ruling, slammed it so forcefully that the frame cracked. The second time, another parent - overcome with grief and frustration - left it hanging from its hinges.
"There is nothing more personal than taking someone's children," she said. "You're not just affecting a child; you're impacting an entire family an... (continued)