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Riverside County Superior Court judge races 2026
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Office No. 10
Assistant District Attorney, County of Riverside
Riverside Assistant DA and county public safety executive; self-reports 100+ jury trials. Her ballot designation was challenged, and she is named in a pending, unproven discrimination suit.
44.0% in JuneTrellis court record
Outside rating. No bar association rating found for this race.
Conduct. A voter petition challenged her ballot designation in March 2026; the court docket does not show the outcome, and her November designation differs from June's. She is also a named defendant, with the county, in a pending disability discrimination lawsuit by an employee; the allegations are unproven.
Endorsements. DA Mike Hestrin. Self-reported: Presiding Judge Jacqueline Jackson, Sheriff Chad Bianco, retiring Judge Harold Hopp.
Trellis attorney record (civil cases only). Appears as prosecutor in two Riverside criminal cases (2013, 2016) and as a party in the ballot designation challenge and the employment suit. No civil cases as counsel.
Deputy Public Defender, County of San Bernardino
San Bernardino County deputy public defender; formerly Riverside County's first in-house immigration specialist and ran her own immigration practice. No controversies found.
38.8% in JuneNo civil record found
Outside rating. No bar association rating found for this race.
Conduct. None found.
Endorsements. Jennifer Loflin, who finished third in the primary.
Trellis attorney record (civil cases only). No civil cases found with her as counsel. Her practice is criminal and immigration law, and her common name makes matching difficult.