Karen C. Joynt

Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Hollywood Courthouse
Department/Division: 203 Courtroom/Floor: 203

5925 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles , CA 90028
(323) 441-1894

Elevated to judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oct. 9, 2024; commissioner, Los Angeles County, 2022-24; sole practitioner, Joynt Law, 2019-22; adjunct professor, Alliant University, 2013-14; Health Services Division chief, senior deputy county counsel, Los Angeles County, 2010-19; deputy alternate public defender, Los Angeles County, 2006-10; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 2003-06; deputy public defender, Orange County, 2000-03

Southwestern Law School, 1999

Title	Court	Published
Managing a hotel taught Judge Karen Joynt how to operate at a fast pace with precision and empathy	Los Angeles County Superior Court	Apr. 17, 2025

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Court

Published

Managing a hotel taught Judge Karen Joynt how to operate at a fast pace with precision and empathy

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Apr. 17, 2025

Case Name	Topic	Role	Published
N.K.A. and C.A.A., by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Yoana Munos; N.S.A. and J.G.A., by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Crystal Marmalejo; Estate of Rigoberto Arceo, by and through N.K.A., C.A.A., N.S.A., and J.G.A., Alfredo Arceo, Martha Trujillo, Maria Arceo and Patricia Arceo v. County of Los Angeles, Deputy Luis Mendoza, Deputy J. Gi	Civil Rights	Defendant	Dec. 12, 2015
Jevonte Johnson v. County of Los Angeles, Clinton Randall, John Werner, Ricardo Eguia, Joseph Figueroa, and Does 1 through 50	Civil Rights	Defendant	Sep. 12, 2015
Raymond Leroy Mendez v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, J. May, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive	Torts	Defendant	Sep. 12, 2015
Chad B. Scott v. County of Los Angeles, Sheriff Leroy Baca, Gregory Whalen, Brandon Hartshorne, Erik Jepson, Sylvester Hardison, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive	Civil Rights	Defendant	Sep. 27, 2014

Case Name

Topic

Role

Published

N.K.A. and C.A.A., by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Yoana Munos; N.S.A. and J.G.A., by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Crystal Marmalejo; Estate of Rigoberto Arceo, by and through N.K.A., C.A.A., N.S.A., and J.G.A., Alfredo Arceo, Martha Trujillo, Maria Arceo and Patricia Arceo v. County of Los Angeles, Deputy Luis Mendoza, Deputy J. Gi

Civil Rights

Defendant

Dec. 12, 2015

Jevonte Johnson v. County of Los Angeles, Clinton Randall, John Werner, Ricardo Eguia, Joseph Figueroa, and Does 1 through 50

Civil Rights

Defendant

Sep. 12, 2015

Raymond Leroy Mendez v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, J. May, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive

Torts

Defendant

Sep. 12, 2015

Chad B. Scott v. County of Los Angeles, Sheriff Leroy Baca, Gregory Whalen, Brandon Hartshorne, Erik Jepson, Sylvester Hardison, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive

Civil Rights

Defendant

Sep. 27, 2014

Title	Court	Published
Managing a hotel taught Judge Karen Joynt how to operate at a fast pace with precision and empathy	Los Angeles County Superior Court	Apr. 17, 2025

Title

Court

Published

Managing a hotel taught Judge Karen Joynt how to operate at a fast pace with precision and empathy

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Apr. 17, 2025

Case Name	Topic	Role	Published
N.K.A. and C.A.A., by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Yoana Munos; N.S.A. and J.G.A., by and through their Guardian ad Litem, Crystal Marmalejo; Estate of Rigoberto Arceo, by and through N.K.A., C.A.A., N.S.A., and J.G.A., Alfredo Arceo, Martha Trujillo, Maria Arceo and Patricia Arceo v. County of Los Angeles, Deputy Luis Mendoza, Deputy J. Gi	Civil Rights	Defendant	Dec. 12, 2015
Jevonte Johnson v. County of Los Angeles, Clinton Randall, John Werner, Ricardo Eguia, Joseph Figueroa, and Does 1 through 50	Civil Rights	Defendant	Sep. 12, 2015
Raymond Leroy Mendez v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, J. May, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive	Torts	Defendant	Sep. 12, 2015
Chad B. Scott v. County of Los Angeles, Sheriff Leroy Baca, Gregory Whalen, Brandon Hartshorne, Erik Jepson, Sylvester Hardison, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive	Civil Rights	Defendant	Sep. 27, 2014

Case Name

Topic

Role

Published

Civil Rights

Defendant

Dec. 12, 2015

Jevonte Johnson v. County of Los Angeles, Clinton Randall, John Werner, Ricardo Eguia, Joseph Figueroa, and Does 1 through 50

Civil Rights

Defendant

Sep. 12, 2015

Raymond Leroy Mendez v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, J. May, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive

Torts

Defendant

Sep. 12, 2015

Chad B. Scott v. County of Los Angeles, Sheriff Leroy Baca, Gregory Whalen, Brandon Hartshorne, Erik Jepson, Sylvester Hardison, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive

Civil Rights

Defendant

Sep. 27, 2014

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