Judge
Probate
Los Angeles County Superior Court
North District - Michael Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse
Department/Division:
A14
Courtroom/Floor:
3810
42011 4th St W
Lancaster , CA 93534
(661) 483-5714
Elected to Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2020; Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army JAG Corps, 2007-present; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 2012-21; Professor, Abraham Lincoln University School of Law, Glendale, 2015-present; founder, former chair, Armed Forces Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2013-14; criminal defense attorney, Anthony V. Salerno & Associates in Los Angeles, 2010-12; adjunct professor, The John Marshall School of Law, Chicago, 2009; deputy executive director, Honolulu Habitat for Humanity, 2005.
University of Hawai'i at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Patient but Exacting | Los Angeles County (Lancaster) | Feb. 17, 2022 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The need for experiential diversity on the bench | Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 11, 2024 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Estate of St. John v. Schaeffler
affirmed
|
Real Property | Mar. 24, 2025 |
|
Kuigoua v. Dept. of Veteran Affairs
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Apr. 18, 2024 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Flores and Desiree Ortiz v. Jackson Fu, M.D. and Antelope Valley Hospital | Medical | judge | Feb. 23, 2024 |
| Gustavo Otzoy v. Elisabeth Schattauer, Lare Properties, LLC, and Efrain Juarez | Fraud | judge | Aug. 11, 2023 |
| Senon Roman, et al. v. Timothy Wayne South, U-Haul Company of California | Personal Injury | judge | May 19, 2023 |
| Sarah Hile v. Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | May 12, 2023 |
| Timothy Sturm v. County of Los Angeles Probation Department | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 18, 2022 |
| Socorro Alcala v. Vallarta Food Enterprises Inc., et al. | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 28, 2022 |
| Horacio Covarrubias v. Daniels Christopher | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 12, 2021 |
| Nicholas Diaz, et al. v. State of California, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 12, 2021 |
| Victor Ulloa, Erika Ulloa v. Gregory K. Caro, County of Los Angeles | Personal Injury | judge | Mar. 19, 2021 |
| Confidential | Torts | Jun. 1, 2002 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Patient but Exacting | Los Angeles County (Lancaster) | Feb. 17, 2022 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The need for experiential diversity on the bench | Judges and Judiciary | Nov. 11, 2024 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Estate of St. John v. Schaeffler
affirmed
|
Real Property | Mar. 24, 2025 |
|
Kuigoua v. Dept. of Veteran Affairs
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Apr. 18, 2024 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Flores and Desiree Ortiz v. Jackson Fu, M.D. and Antelope Valley Hospital | Medical | judge | Feb. 23, 2024 |
| Gustavo Otzoy v. Elisabeth Schattauer, Lare Properties, LLC, and Efrain Juarez | Fraud | judge | Aug. 11, 2023 |
| Senon Roman, et al. v. Timothy Wayne South, U-Haul Company of California | Personal Injury | judge | May 19, 2023 |
| Sarah Hile v. Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | May 12, 2023 |
| Timothy Sturm v. County of Los Angeles Probation Department | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 18, 2022 |
| Socorro Alcala v. Vallarta Food Enterprises Inc., et al. | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 28, 2022 |
| Horacio Covarrubias v. Daniels Christopher | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 12, 2021 |
| Nicholas Diaz, et al. v. State of California, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | Nov. 12, 2021 |
| Victor Ulloa, Erika Ulloa v. Gregory K. Caro, County of Los Angeles | Personal Injury | judge | Mar. 19, 2021 |
| Confidential | Torts | Jun. 1, 2002 |