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?
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What does this office do?
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,
Armen Tamzarian
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
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
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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
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Joined Towns v. Hyundai Motor America, remanding a vehicle-warranty dispute for further proceedings over statutory restitution.
January 16, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Microsoft Corp. v. Superior Court, denying a challenge to a nondisclosure order tied to a search warrant.
January 14, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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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
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Joined Noon v. Fuentes, reversing an anti-SLAPP ruling against tenants who alleged wrongful eviction without notice.
December 2, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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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
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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
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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
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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
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