Los Angeles County Superior Court
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, May 16, 2025; administrative law judge, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, Rancho Cucamonga, 2021-25; administrative law judge, Department of Social Services, 2020-21; staff attorney, Estelle & Kennedy APLC, 2019-20; senior staff attorney, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (now Survivors Justice Center), 2014-18; staff attorney, Inner City Law Center, 2011-13; staff attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, 2009-11; staff attorney, law clerk, Holguin & Garfield APLC, 2005-09
Law School: Southwestern Law School, 2005
Career Highlights: Appointed commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court, May 16, 2025; administrative law judge, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, Rancho Cucamonga, 2021-25; administrative law judge, Department of Social Services, 2020-21; staff attorney, Estelle & Kennedy APLC, 2019-20; senior staff attorney, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (now Survivors Justice Center), 2014-18; staff attorney, Inner City Law Center, 2011-13; staff attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, 2009-11; staff attorney, law clerk, Holguin & Garfield APLC, 2005-09
Law School: Southwestern Law School, 2005
POMONA -- Before she took the bench, Superior Court Commissioner Erika J. Diaz sometimes served domestic violence restraining orders herself.
If a client could not locate a respondent or if service proved difficult, Diaz would track the person down and complete the task personally so the case could move forward. It was not a responsibility most attorneys would volunteer for, particularly in cases involving domestic violence allegations and emotionally charged family di... (continued)
