WESTMINSTER - Superior Court Judge Claudia C. Alvarez did not set out to don the robe. Yet after winning a 2022 election, she brought with her the same drive that had defined her career as a prosecutor, Santa Ana city councilwoman and mayor pro tem.
"Things happen for a reason," she said. "Every challenge prepared me for where I am now."
Assigned to the Criminal Law Panel at the West Justice Center, Alvarez presides over felony arraignmen... (continued)