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Feb. 5, 2026

Judge Safaan Ahmed applies lessons from his parents to help families in crisis

After nearly a decade prosecuting sex crimes, Judge Safaan K. Ahmed now presides over juvenile dependency cases in Monterey Park, where he works to reunify families while keeping children safe.

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Judge Safaan Ahmed applies lessons from his parents to help families in crisis

Safaan K. Ahmed

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Dec. 13, 2024; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2012-24; deputy Long Beach city prosecutor, 2009-12; law clerk, district attorney's office, Los Angeles County, 2008

Law School: Boston University School of Law, 2008
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MONTEREY PARK - When Superior Court Judge Safaan K. Ahmed was in high school, he sat down with his parents to ask a question that many children of professionals eventually confront.

His parents were doctors. Ahmed wondered whether they expected him to follow the same path--medicine, residency, and a lifetime in clinics and hospitals. He asked them directly whether they wanted him to go into the medical field and eventually take over their practices.

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