Judge Shelley Kaufman was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court in December 2013 by Governor Jerry Brown, and brings a wealth of legal expertise to her role. She has excelled in family law, having been assigned to Family Law Department 60 at Stanley Mosk since her swearing-in on January 17, 2014. Prior to her judgeship, Judge Kaufman managed a demanding and complex civil case load as a partner at the renowned firm Geragos & Geragos, specializing in civil rights litigation, personal injury cases, and class action suits. Notably, she was instrumental in securing two historic class action settlements worth $37.5 million on behalf of descendants of Armenian Genocide victims, among other high-profile cases.

Judge Kaufman's legal prowess extends to both state and federal courts, and she has argued cases in various parts of the c ...