Fresno County (Fresno)
Career Highlights: Appointed as a judge to Fresno County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2021; assistant chief defense attorney, public defender's Alternate Defense Office, Fresno, 2014-21; associate attorney, Carty Law Office, Stockton, 2013-14; junior partner, Ramirez & Ramirez Law Offices, Fresno, 2012-13, 2011; extra help defense attorney, public defender's office, Fresno, 2011-12; associate attorney, Hernandez & Ramirez Law Offices, Fresno, 2007-11
Law School: San Joaquin College of Law
Career Highlights: Appointed as a judge to Fresno County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, 2021; assistant chief defense attorney, public defender's Alternate Defense Office, Fresno, 2014-21; associate attorney, Carty Law Office, Stockton, 2013-14; junior partner, Ramirez & Ramirez Law Offices, Fresno, 2012-13, 2011; extra help defense attorney, public defender's office, Fresno, 2011-12; associate attorney, Hernandez & Ramirez Law Offices, Fresno, 2007-11
Law School: San Joaquin College of Law
FRESNO — The hardest part of Superior Court Judge Irene A. Luna’s transition to the bench has been overcoming her discomfort with being the center of attention.
“I am introverted,” said the family law judge. Luna recalled the nine months she spent as an extra help defense attorney at the Fresno County public defender’s office, where she got her first trial experience, as scary. But it’s also when she learned the most as an atto... (continued)
