Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Newsom Appoints One to LASC
By a MetNews Staff Writer
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ALMA D. PUENTE |
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Gov. Gavin Newsom yesterday announced the appointment of Alma D. Puente to the Los Angeles Superior Court.
A graduate of Loyola Law School, Puente has operated as a solo practitioner based in El Monte since 2010. On the website for her firm, the Law Office of Alma D Puente, she describes herself as “A Committed California Immigration Attorney” who “Fights For Her Clients’ Rights to Live the American Dream.”
Before striking out on her own, she worked as a senior attorney at the Law Office of Enrique Arevalo from 2006-10, and as an associate with Kaplan, Klein & Rogen from 2005-06. She also served as a supervisory adjudications officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security between 2004 and 2005.
Puente will take the seat previously occupied by Judge John J. Kralik, who retired.
The governor made nine other appointments to superior courts across the state, selecting judges for the counties of Alameda, Fresno, Lake, Orange, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Shasta. All of the appointees, including Puente, are Democrats.
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