Riverside County (Indio)
Career Highlights: Joined JAMS Neutrals, March 2026; appointed to the Riverside County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 23, 2016, retired February 2026; partner, vice chair of national appellate practice, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, 2015-16; partner, chair of appellate practice, associate, Best Best & Krieger LLP, 2005-15; of counsel, Klatchko & Klatchko Attorneys at Law, 2004-05
Law School: UC Davis School of Law, 2004
Career Highlights: Joined JAMS Neutrals, March 2026; appointed to the Riverside County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 23, 2016, retired February 2026; partner, vice chair of national appellate practice, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, 2015-16; partner, chair of appellate practice, associate, Best Best & Krieger LLP, 2005-15; of counsel, Klatchko & Klatchko Attorneys at Law, 2004-05
Law School: UC Davis School of Law, 2004
INDIO -- "I read absolutely everything," said rookie Riverside County Superior Court Judge Kira A. Klatchko. "But I think nobody believes it."
Klatchko was referring to her slicing and dicing attorneys' motion briefs on her family law calendar.
"I will read all the cases that they cite in their briefs," she said.
"I know all the cases," she continued. ... (continued)
