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Sep. 19, 2025

Commissioner Amy Goldman brings clarity, kindness to child support court

In Los Angeles child support cases, Commissioner Amy Goldman translates law into plain English, ensuring litigants understand not only the outcomes but the process behind them.

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Commissioner Amy Goldman brings clarity, kindness to child support court

Amy Goldman

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, April 26, 2024; director, Community Legal Aid SoCal, 2019-24; supervising attorney, staff attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, 2012-19; supervising attorney, Prototypes (now Healthright 360) 2010-12; staff attorney, legal education instructor, Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, 2006-10

Law School: University of San Francisco School of Law, 2006
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LOS ANGELES - Superior Court Commissioner Amy Goldman has built her courtroom around a deceptively simple philosophy: clarity is kindness. In Los Angeles child support disputes--where litigants often appear without lawyers and under immense personal strain--she believes that plain, transparent explanations are not only practical but also a form of respect.

"If I make sure that they understand and explain things to the litigants, I think that's a way of being k... (continued)

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