Armen Tamzarian
CA · Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four
Tamzarian is an associate justice in Division Four of California's Second District Court of Appeal. He previously served on the Los Angeles Superior Court and as a senior appellate court attorney.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was confirmed as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four.
June 1, 2025
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four, by Governor Gavin Newsom.
May 7, 2025
Source: gov.ca.gov
Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
December 1, 2013
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 16 favorable
Joined People v. Sacco, affirming denial of mental-health diversion because the record rebutted a connection between the disorder and financial crimes.
June 22, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Towns v. Hyundai Motor America, remanding a vehicle-warranty dispute for further proceedings over statutory restitution.
January 16, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Microsoft Corp. v. Superior Court, denying a challenge to a nondisclosure order tied to a search warrant.
January 14, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Rinker v. Rinker, directing a trial court to issue a domestic-violence restraining order after it misapplied governing law.
December 26, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Noon v. Fuentes, reversing an anti-SLAPP ruling against tenants who alleged wrongful eviction without notice.
December 2, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Leeds v. City of Los Angeles, affirming denial of class certification in litigation over city utility-user taxes.
October 24, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Ahn v. Parisotto, affirming a physician's mandatory suspension from the workers' compensation system after a referral-fee conviction.
September 24, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Was confirmed as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four.
June 1, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Received an exceptionally well qualified rating from the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation.
June 1, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four, by Governor Gavin Newsom.
May 7, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Handled family-law, civil-trial, and civil independent-calendar assignments on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
December 1, 2013Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Presided over 100 jury and non-jury trials on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
December 1, 2013Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
December 1, 2013Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as a senior appellate court attorney and then lead attorney to Justice Patti Kitching from 2008 through 2013.
January 1, 2008Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Practiced business, real-estate, employment, professional-malpractice, and constitutional litigation at Case, Knowlson, Jordan & Wright from 1997 through 2008.
January 1, 1997Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Began his legal career as a research attorney at the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
January 1, 1996Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Joined Ahn v. Parisotto, affirming a physician's mandatory suspension from the workers' compensation system after a referral-fee conviction.
September 24, 2025
Source: law.justia.com
Past race Armen Tamzarian ran in:
- Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four: Shall Associate Justice ARMEN TAMZARIAN be elected to the office for the term provided by law? · November 3, 2026 · California · incumbent