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Mar. 30, 2026

Judge Kimberly Repecka brings lessons from the rugby pitch to domestic violence court

Judge Kimberly A. Repecka, a former public defender elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2024, presides over a high-volume domestic violence restraining order calendar in Pasadena, where many litigants appear without counsel. She emphasizes preparation, clear procedures and managing a demanding caseload.

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Judge Kimberly Repecka brings lessons from the rugby pitch to domestic violence court

Kimberly A. Repecka

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Career Highlights: Elected Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, March 5, 2024; deputy public defender, Los Angeles County, 2018-24; staff attorney, Los Angeles County Dependency Lawyers, 2014-18; staff attorney, Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, 2013-14

Law School: Southwestern Law School, 2012
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PASADENA - In a domestic violence restraining order courtroom, where litigants sometimes arrive with bruises or scars, it was, on one occasion, Judge Kimberly A. Repecka who bore one. She took the bench with a black eye. It came not from the case before her, but from a rugby match.

"That was ... a little weird," she said.

What stayed with her was not the irony so much as the discipline it required.

"You can't, even when someone does... (continued)

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