County judicial office
2026 runoff pendingLos Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office 65
Current office status
Vacant
This Los Angeles County judicial office is currently vacant. Candidate profiles and the 2026 outcome are available only on the separate election page.
- Court
- Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
- Electorate
- Los Angeles County voters
- Court location
- Courthouses throughout Los Angeles County
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The election is countywide. Office 65 identifies this position for the 2026 election cycle and should not be read as a courtroom department.
Office overview
What voters are deciding
The current office status is shown separately from the people seeking the next term. No election candidate is presented as the current officeholder.
Next scheduled vote
November runoff scheduled
Nonpartisan candidate election
No candidate received a majority in June. Candidate profiles, certified vote totals, and the November comparison are maintained on the separate election page.
- Winner's full term
- 6 years
- Official note
- The elected term begins January 4, 2027. The office number is an election-cycle identifier, not a permanent courtroom department.
Current office status
Vacant
The office is vacant following the incumbent's retirement on February 24, 2026. Timothy R. Martella is shown only as the former officeholder in the vacancy record, not as the current holder.
- Current status
- No current officeholder
- Office record
- Former officeholder: Timothy R. Martella
- Verification
- Vacancy verified with a dated public record
- Election coverage
- Candidate profiles are kept on the election page
General jurisdiction
Types of matters this court hears
These categories describe the court's general jurisdiction. They do not identify a current assignment or individualized workload for one judge.
Civil
Handles contracts, injuries, property, employment, business disputes, small claims, and other civil matters.
Criminal and traffic
Handles felony, misdemeanor, infraction, and traffic proceedings arising in the county.
Family and juvenile
Handles divorce, custody, support, adoption, dependency, and juvenile justice matters.
Probate and specialized calendars
Handles estates, conservatorships, guardianships, mental-health matters, and other assigned proceedings.
Court colleagues
Other members of this court
Superior Court judges generally preside individually. These selected judicial officers help readers move among members of the same court as more pages are completed.
Judge of the Superior Court
Lawrence Cho
Santa Monica Courthouse, Department K, civilProfile not published yetPage plannedJudge of the Superior Court
Mark H. Epstein
Santa Monica Courthouse, Department I, civilProfile not published yetPage plannedJudge of the Superior Court
Marsha N. Revel
Santa Monica Courthouse, Department B, civilProfile not published yetPage plannedJudge of the Superior Court
Bobbi Tillmon
Santa Monica Courthouse, Department G, civilProfile not published yetPage plannedRoster reviewed · Los Angeles Superior Court Santa Monica judicial officer directory ↗
Public office record
Selected public record
These dated records document the current officeholder or vacancy, office-number mapping, past cases or discipline when verified, and election administration. They are not a list of current cases or a rating.
Incumbent office-number record
Dated county record identifying the former incumbent assigned to the office
The county election record establishes which incumbent was assigned to this election-cycle office before the documented retirement.
ResultTimothy R. Martella identified as the incumbent before retirement
Read the office record ↗Documented retirement and vacancy
Public record used to determine that no current officeholder is serving
The office is vacant following the incumbent's retirement on February 24, 2026. Timothy R. Martella is shown only as the former officeholder in the vacancy record, not as the current holder.
ResultOffice treated as vacant
Read the vacancy source ↗2026 election administration record
Official election record for the vacant office
Candidate profiles, vote totals, and comparative election information are maintained on the separate election page.
ResultNext term begins January 4, 2027
Read the certified election record ↗Public court records
Calendar, dockets, and opinions
Court-wide calendars and case-search tools may show scheduled public matters subject to access limits. This page does not create an active-case feed or list cases a judge is currently working on.
Los Angeles civil case calendar
View up to 14 days of public general civil calendar information by courthouse and department.
View civil calendars ↗Los Angeles case access
View available civil, criminal, family, probate, and small claims case information by case number. Some searches and document images require fees.
Search case records ↗Civil tentative rulings
Search tentative rulings posted by participating civil courtrooms by case number, location, department, and hearing date.
Browse tentative rulings ↗Public accountability
Judicial discipline
Public accountability records from California’s Commission on Judicial Performance.
Current office statusNo current officeholder to search
Search: Not applicable while the office is vacant · reviewed
No exact-name search is attributed to this office because it has no current officeholder. Former officeholder records may be reviewed from the linked vacancy source.
Important limit: The database covers public judicial disciplinary cases since 1960. Matters without public charges or public discipline remain confidential.
News and Press Releases
Updates involving this office
Read reviewed public records and coverage involving the current officeholder or the current status of this office. Candidate coverage is kept on the election page.
Retirement or vacancy record
Public vacancy record
The office is vacant following the incumbent's retirement on February 24, 2026. Timothy R. Martella is shown only as the former officeholder in the vacancy record, not as the current holder.
Official office record
County record maps the incumbent to Office 65
This dated source establishes the incumbent-to-office-number relationship used on the office page. It does not substitute an election winner for the current holder.
Official election update
2026 election status for Office 65
The separate election page contains candidate profiles, vote totals, and the outcome for the term beginning January 4, 2027.
Methodology and limits
Data coverage and sources
Coverage is assessed against the records expected for this judicial office page and is updated as new public information is verified.
Current assessmentFocused coverage
This page connects the current officeholder or verified vacancy with court-wide workload context, public-record tools, discipline records, and reviewed office updates. Candidate profiles remain on the election page.
- Public record
- Three dated officeholder, vacancy, case, discipline, or office-status records; not a rating or a list of current cases.
- Statistics
- Court- or division-wide context only; not an individualized workload measure.
- Discipline
- Exact-name public-decision search; confidential complaints or proceedings are not visible.
This is a focused voter reading list, not a complete case history, ideology score, individualized workload measure, or representation of confidential discipline matters.
Sources used on this page5 source organizations · 11 records
Daily Journal
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
2 records from this source are used on the page.
Certified election results: Certified 2026 election status; candidate details are kept on the election pagehttps://results.lavote.gov/electionresults/json?electionid=4338Incumbent office-number record: Public court, office-status, appointment, case, or accountability record Office 65https://content.lavote.gov/docs/rrcc/documents/list-of-offices-to-be-filled-%28003%29-v-31-new-2-2-2026.pdf
Commission on Judicial Performance
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Los Angeles County Superior Court
4 records from this source are used on the page.
Los Angeles Superior Court Santa Monica judicial officer directory: Current court colleague rosterhttps://www.lacourt.org/courthouse/judicialofficers/smLos Angeles civil case calendar: View up to 14 days of public general civil calendar information by courthouse and department.https://www.lacourt.org/CivilCalendar/ui/mainpanel.aspx?CaseType=generalLos Angeles case access: View available civil, criminal, family, probate, and small claims case information by case number. Some searches and document images require fees.https://www.lacourt.org/website/FindaCase.aspxCivil tentative rulings: Search tentative rulings posted by participating civil courtrooms by case number, location, department, and hearing date.https://www.lacourt.org/page/ON0053
Judicial Council of California
3 records from this source are used on the page.
Judicial Council 2026 Court Statistics Report, tables 4a, 7a, and 11a: Los Angeles County Superior Court, fiscal year 2024-25https://courts.ca.gov/system/files/file/csr_2026.pdfJudicial Council 2025 Court Statistics Report, tables 4a, 7a, and 11a: Los Angeles County Superior Court, fiscal year 2023-24https://courts.ca.gov/system/files/file/final_csr_2025.pdfJudicial Council 2024 Court Statistics Report, tables 4a, 7a, and 11a: Los Angeles County Superior Court, fiscal year 2022-23https://courts.ca.gov/sites/default/files/courts/default/2024-12/2024-court-statistics-report.pdf
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