Los Angeles County (Inglewood)
Career Highlights: Elevated to judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 2026; elected commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, July 1, 2017; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1986-2017; judge pro tem, Los Angeles, 1993-96; deputy city attorney, Santa Monica, 1985-86
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1984
Career Highlights: Elevated to judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, August 2026; elected commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, July 1, 2017; deputy city attorney, Los Angeles, 1986-2017; judge pro tem, Los Angeles, 1993-96; deputy city attorney, Santa Monica, 1985-86
Law School: Loyola Law School, 1984
INGLEWOOD — As he’s gotten older, Commissioner Kjehl Johansen has shifted from surfing on a shortboard to riding a longboard.
“It’s a little easier on the arms when paddling,” he said of the longer surfboards.
From his teens through the present, Johansen has regularly ridden waves from Huntington Beach to Malibu. But during the week, he can usually be found at the Inglewood Courthouse... (continued)
