𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡: 𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, hosted by Sheppard Mullin at their downtown LA office on Wednesday July 22, 2026.
This program is being jointly presented by the Muslim Bar Association of Southern California, the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, and John M. Langston Bar Association of Los Angeles. The panel will explore pathways to judicial service, the judicial appointment process, public service, mentorship, and the importance of building a more representative judiciary.
Our panelists include:
• Adam Hofmann, Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
• Tal Khan Valbuena, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney / Judge-Elect Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
• Judge Haaris Syed, Los Angeles County Superior Court
• Judge Altus Hudson, Los Angeles County Superior Court
Agenda:
6:00 - Registration
6:30 - Panel
7:30 - Happy Hour
Dinner & drinks will be served.
