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Steff R. Padilla

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Commissioner
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Southeast District - Downey Courthouse
Department/Division: 1 Courtroom/Floor: 115

7500 E Imperial Hwy
Downey , CA 90242-3378
(562) 803-7010



Appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court commissioner, April 2005; assigned referee by (now retired) Judge Terry B. Friedman, Los Padrinos Juvenile Court, 2002-05; staff attorney, Dependency Court Legal Services, Los Angeles, 1992-2000; staff attorney, Auxiliary Legal Services, Los Angeles, 1991-92; adjunct professor of criminal evidence, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, 1989-91; staff attorney, Attorney General of Arkansas, Little Rock, 1988-91; deputy public defender, Pulaski County Public Defender's Office, Little Rock, 1986-88; associate, Law Offices of John Wesley Hall, Little Rock, 1985-86

Indiana University Maurer School of Law (formerly Indiana University School of Law,) Bloomington, 1985



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Commissioner Steff Padilla's journey from grief to empathy is evident in Downey court Superior Court Commissioner Los Angeles County Apr. 30, 2024
Steff Padilla Los Angeles County Superior Court (Van Nuys) Nov. 3, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
In re G.Z.
reversed and remanded
Dependency Nov. 30, 2022
Title Court Published
Commissioner Steff Padilla's journey from grief to empathy is evident in Downey court Superior Court Commissioner Los Angeles County Apr. 30, 2024
Steff Padilla Los Angeles County Superior Court (Van Nuys) Nov. 3, 2011
Case Category Published
In re G.Z.
reversed and remanded
Dependency Nov. 30, 2022