Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner, Feb. 10, 2023; acting firm director, attorney supervisor, staff attorney, Children's Law Center of California, Unit 4, Monterey Park, 2018- 2023; coverage attorney, Law Office of Jolene Metzger, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Monterey Park, 2017-2018; supervising attorney, senior attorney, Law Office of Alex Iglesias, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, 2007-2017; staff attorney, Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, Monterey Park, 2001-2006; sole practitioner, Carson, 1996-2001
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1994
Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner, Feb. 10, 2023; acting firm director, attorney supervisor, staff attorney, Children's Law Center of California, Unit 4, Monterey Park, 2018- 2023; coverage attorney, Law Office of Jolene Metzger, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Monterey Park, 2017-2018; supervising attorney, senior attorney, Law Office of Alex Iglesias, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, 2007-2017; staff attorney, Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, Monterey Park, 2001-2006; sole practitioner, Carson, 1996-2001
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1994
MONTEREY PARK - By the time Superior Court Commissioner Lucia J. Murillo was asked to preside over a courtroom, she had already seen dependency law from both the trenches and the command post.
She had represented parents, championed children, supervised attorneys, directed programs, and advocated for reform. She'd been a sole practitioner walking into hearings alone, a public counsel managing a full caseload, and a supervising attorney.
So, when she was ... (continued)
