South Pasadena Lawyer Appointed Superior Court Judge

SOUTH PASADENA, CA — Gov. Jerry Brown appointed 11 people to judgeships Monday in Los Angeles and Orange counties.

As Superior Court judges, they will earn annual salaries of $191,612.

In Los Angeles County, Brown appointed:

-- Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, 55, of La Canada Flintridge, a partner at White and Case and a former assistant U.S. attorney;

-- Robert S. Harrison, 59, of Los Angeles, who has been a Superior Court commissioner since 2006;

-- Sarah J. Heidel, 42, of South Pasadena, an assistant U.S. attorney since 2005;

-- Gus T. May, 52, of Los Angeles, vice president of legal services at Bet Tzedek Legal Services since 2016 and a directing attorney there since 2001;

-- Rubiya Nur, 52, of Diamond Bar, a sole practitioner and former deputy public defender;

-- Nancy A. Ramirez, 52, of Pasadena, a Superior Court commissioner since 2014;

-- Lynn H. Scaduto, 46, of Los Angeles, an assistant U.S. attorney since 2011;

-- Neetu S. Badhan-Smith, 40, of Los Angeles, a deputy public defender since 2004; and

-- J. Christopher Smith, 50, of Los Angeles, a Superior Court commissioner since 2015.

Appointed to the bench in Orange County were:

-- Carol L. Henson, 55, of Santa Ana, an Orange County assistant district attorney since 2014; and

-- Antony C. Ufland, 51, of Newport Beach, a senior deputy alternate defender since 2005.

All of the appointees are Democrats except Aenlle-Rocha and Henson, who are both Republicans.

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