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Kelvin D. Filer

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Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
South Central District - Compton Courthouse
Department/Division: C Courtroom/Floor: 900

200 W Compton Blvd
Compton , CA 90220
(310) 761-4332



Appointed by Gov. Gray Davis as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, 2002; commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2000-02; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1993-2000; sole practitioner, Compton, 1982-93; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 1980-82

UC Berkeley School of Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Judge Kelvin D. Filer never wants to get out of Compton Los Angeles County (Compton) Mar. 8, 2022
Kelvin D. Filer Los Angeles (Compton) Oct. 24, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
People v. Virgen
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 8, 2025
People v. Whitson
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure May 26, 2022
Modification: People v. Perez
reversed in part
Criminal Law and Procedure May 24, 2022
People v. Perez
reversed in part
Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2022
People v. Salinas
reversed and remanded
Constitutional Law Apr. 6, 2022
People v. Lizarraga
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 26, 2020
People v. Gallardo
affirmed in part
Evidence Dec. 7, 2017
Title Court Published
Judge Kelvin D. Filer never wants to get out of Compton Los Angeles County (Compton) Mar. 8, 2022
Kelvin D. Filer Los Angeles (Compton) Oct. 24, 2013
Case Category Published
People v. Virgen
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 8, 2025
People v. Whitson
reversed and remanded
Criminal Law and Procedure May 26, 2022
Modification: People v. Perez
reversed in part
Criminal Law and Procedure May 24, 2022
People v. Perez
reversed in part
Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2022
People v. Salinas
reversed and remanded
Constitutional Law Apr. 6, 2022
People v. Lizarraga
affirmed
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 26, 2020
People v. Gallardo
affirmed in part
Evidence Dec. 7, 2017