Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Dec. 7, 2023; senior trial attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Los Angeles, 2018-23; senior attorney, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Los Angeles, 2017-18; trial attorney, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Los Angeles, 2012-17; staff attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 2011-12; associate, Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP, Pasadena, 2007-10; legal fellow, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2006-07
Law School: UC Berkeley School of Law, 2006
MONTEREY PARK - The courtroom had always drawn Superior Court Judge Natalie Nardecchia in, but it wasn't until she sat in the gallery as a foster parent that she fully understood what it meant to be a judge in dependency court.
She saw parents struggle to regain custody of their children and witnessed the immense responsibility that came with every decision from the bench. The work of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Amy Pellman, now retired, stood out.