California's judicial benches are soon to welcome a fresh wave of faces. Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced his appointment of 10 new Superior Court Judges across six counties. As the state's legal landscape evolves, these appointments bring various experiences from public service, legal advocacy, and administration to the forefront of California's judicial system.

The Governor's Office provided details on the appointees and their backgrounds. Doris Ng and Jonathan Wolff have been tapped to fill positions in Alameda County. Ng, hailing from within the county's legal fabric, steps up from her role as a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor. Her path has been one of advocacy and service, with stints at the California Department of Industrial Relations and organizations that champion marginalized communities' legal rights. Meanwhile, Wolff is set to bring his robust experience from the Civil Law Division at the California Attorney General’s Office, having scaled the ranks since 2001. The competencies of these two individuals are expected to fill the voids left by the recent retirements of judges in their respective courts.

San Francisco's Judiciary, too, is transforming. Julia Cervantes has been pulled from her Managing Attorney role at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office to don the robes of a Superior Court Judge. Her ascent to this position is paved with years of prosecutorial experience and dedicated involvement in the San Francisco Innocence Commission.