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Nov. 4, 2025

Judge Magdalena Cohen's probate court is a long way from the Tinseltown of her youth

From growing up on Hollywood film sets to shaping California's new CARE Court and supervising probate cases in Riverside, Superior Court Judge Magdalena Cohen's path has been guided by a deep belief in justice as human connection.

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Judge Magdalena Cohen's probate court is a long way from the Tinseltown of her youth

Magdalena Cohen

Riverside County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Appointed Riverside County Superior Court judge by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oct. 7, 2022; deputy public defender, Riverside County, 2007-22

Law School: Southwestern Law School, 2006
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RIVERSIDE - Growing up in Los Angeles, Superior Court Judge Magdalena Cohen often tagged along with her father, Martin Cohen, into the buzzing heart of the motion picture industry. He was head of post-production for Steven Spielberg, helping shape the final cuts of "Lost World: Jurassic Park," "Hook" and "Back to the Future."

The sets were dazzling -- bright lights, vast crews, entire worlds constructed from soundstages. But what stayed wi... (continued)

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