Los Angeles County (Los Angeles)
Career Highlights: Joined ARC, October 2026; appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018, retired May 2026; director, Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Reentry, 2015-18; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 2008-15; attorney, Disability Rights California, 2005-08
Law School: USC School of Law
Alternative Resolution Centers
Career Highlights: Joined ARC, October 2026; appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018, retired May 2026; director, Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Reentry, 2015-18; deputy attorney general, California Department of Justice, 2008-15; attorney, Disability Rights California, 2005-08
Law School: USC School of Law
Alternative Resolution Centers
LOS ANGELES — Formerly the head of the city’s Office of Reentry, Judge Kimberley Guillemet secured a $9 million grant that helped more than 1,000 freshly released jail inmates find jobs collecting litter on highways and trimming trees.
“This is not glamorous necessarily, but I think I could speak for myself and a lot of folks: Our first jobs weren’t necessarily glamorous,” she said. “They were first jobs; they were a pay... (continued)
