Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 18 2025; Commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2024-2025; senior deputy, Office of the County Counsel, Los Angeles, 2014-2024; staff attorney, Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, 2003-2014; Morrison & Foerster LLP, 2000-2002
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 2000
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 18 2025; Commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2024-2025; senior deputy, Office of the County Counsel, Los Angeles, 2014-2024; staff attorney, Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, 2003-2014; Morrison & Foerster LLP, 2000-2002
Law School: UCLA School of Law, 2000
MONTEREY PARK - When Superior Court Judge Sumako McCallum sits at the bench in dependency court, she sometimes thinks about the women who came before her--not jurists or mentors, but her own family. None of them ever saw a courtroom from the bench, yet their lives, she said, taught her what strength looks like.
"My Japanese grandmother raised kids during World War II in a rural town. She's always been a symbol of strength and fortitude. My Canadian grandmother... (continued)
