Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Elevated by unification to Los Angeles Superior Court, 2000; judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1994-2000; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1992-94; deputy public defender, Los Angeles, 1991-92; associate, Women's Law Center, Los Angeles, 1988-90; associate, Carfrae and Miller, Downey, 1986-88; associate, Law Offices of Richard N. Deyo, Norwalk, 1984-86
Law School: USC Law School, 1984
Career Highlights: Elevated by unification to Los Angeles Superior Court, 2000; judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1994-2000; commissioner, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1992-94; deputy public defender, Los Angeles, 1991-92; associate, Women's Law Center, Los Angeles, 1988-90; associate, Carfrae and Miller, Downey, 1986-88; associate, Law Offices of Richard N. Deyo, Norwalk, 1984-86
Law School: USC Law School, 1984
LOS ANGELES -- After two decades presiding over criminal and family law matters, Superior Court Judge Ana Maria Luna asked in 2020 to take on a long cause probate assignment.
"This was an area of the law that I hadn't practiced before. I thought it was very interesting," she said.
At first she didn't know how technical it could be, but said she found the transition somewhat seamles... (continued)
