Commissioner
Juvenile Dependency
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Edmund D Edelman Children's Court
Department/Division:
421
201 Centre Plaza Dr
Monterey Park , CA 91754-2158
(323) 307-8021
Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner, Aug. 13, 2021; supervising attorney, attorney, Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, 2011-21; attorney, Law Offices of Lisa Mandel/Dependency Court Legal Services/CLC, Monterey Park, June 2001-11; Dependency Court Attorney Edelman Children's Court, Monterey Park, October 1999-01; attorney, Goldstein, Kennedy & Petito, Los Angeles, September 1997-99
Southwestern University School of Law, 1996
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Brimming with Compassion | Oct. 25, 2022 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court to hear constitutional challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act | U.S. Supreme Court, Native Americans | Nov. 9, 2022 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
In re R.L.
affirmed
|
Dependency | Oct. 15, 2025 |
|
In re J.F.
affirmed in part
|
Dependency | Mar. 7, 2025 |
|
In re H.B.
affirmed
|
Dependency | Jun. 20, 2023 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Brimming with Compassion | Oct. 25, 2022 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court to hear constitutional challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act | U.S. Supreme Court, Native Americans | Nov. 9, 2022 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
In re R.L.
affirmed
|
Dependency | Oct. 15, 2025 |
|
In re J.F.
affirmed in part
|
Dependency | Mar. 7, 2025 |
|
In re H.B.
affirmed
|
Dependency | Jun. 20, 2023 |