Renee Rose
Renee Rose is running for election for judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in California. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the primary on March 5, 2024.
Rose completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Renee Rose was born in Los Angeles, California. Rose earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1987 and a law degree from the Southwestern School of Law in 1991. Her career experience includes working as a prosecutor.[1]
As of 2024, Rose was affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- National Women's Political Caucus
- Stonewall Democratic Club
- Latino Prosecutors Association
- Association of Deputy District Attorneys
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Renee Rose and Ericka Wiley are running in the general election for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on November 5, 2024.
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 | Ericka Wiley (Nonpartisan) | |
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Ericka Wiley and Renee Rose defeated Malik Burroughs in the primary for Superior Court of Los Angeles County on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ericka Wiley (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 596,994 |
| ✔ | | Renee Rose (Nonpartisan) | 43.6 | 550,023 |
 | Malik Burroughs (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 113,468 | |
| Total votes: 1,260,485 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Renee Rose completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rose's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am a mom, a wife, and a champion for justice!
I have been a prosecutor representing victims for over 32 years. I have broad and diverse experience as a prosecutor in two different counties, Los Angeles & Riverside. During my career at the LA DA’s Office, I have been assigned to the Hardcore Gang Unit, I was the assigned meth lab prosecutor while in the Major Narcotics Unit, I was one of two specially assigned prosecutors to the Arson & Explosives Unit, and for the past 7 years, I have been the Deputy-in-Charge of the Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Unit.
As the Deputy-in-Charge, I supervise a specialized unit of DAs that prosecutes the physical, emotional, and financial abuse inflicted on seniors 65-years and older or on adults who are developmentally or physically disabled. Our defendants are primary the adult children and grandchildren or other family members of our senior victims who suffer from mental illness and substance addiction. They live with their elderly parents because, frankly, no one else in the family will take them in. I understand that Justice for those abused parents can include mental health or drug addiction treatment.
I regularly train police, prosecutors and social workers on the identification and prevention of senior financial exploitation and abuse as well as best practices in the investigation and prosecution of elder abuse cases.
I believe we need more women judges to be role models for our girls!
- I believe in serving my community. The best part of my job is to go into the community and speak with seniors, their adult children, community groups, religious organizations, attorneys, and financial professionals on what elder abuse looks and feels like, how to report it and how to avoid falling victim to the latest financial scams. I have taught 5th graders about the dangers of drugs, gangs, bullies, and depression as a “Project Lead” facilitator in elementary schools in Inglewood, Lynwood and Compton and my 7th Grade daughter and I are members of the National Charity League – Pasadena Chapter where we regularly volunteer with charities throughout the San Gabriel Valley and Greater LA. I'm ready to serve my community as a judge!
- Over my 3 decades of public service, I have seen firsthand the impact of a Judge’s decisions on my victims, on my defendants and on all those who were affected by crime. I know the importance of a judge that is smart, fair, efficient, and kind. I have the commitment, dedication, temperament, and knowledge to make well-reasoned decisions based on the law and to give all sides a fair hearing. I will treat everyone the way I always wanted to be treated in a courtroom, fairly and respectfully. I understand the stresses of a courtroom and the complexities of litigation. I am the most qualified in my race as I have done substantial work, throughout my career, in underserved communities and representing the most vulnerable victims.
- Now I’m running for Judge because I know that I have the right experience, work ethic, and compassion to be a great Judge. I believe that we need people with empathy, who are thoughtful, well-informed and who have a true understanding that for every person who must go to court for a case – it’s probably one of their worst days. Whether the decisions are about child custody, or money, or their own personal freedom or they are being asked to re-live a terrible event, these times are very stressful and emotional. If elected, I will provide a safe, fair, just, and respectful forum for your cases to be heard.
I am passionate about juvenile justice issues. It is important to understand that children can process trauma in different ways and can manifest negative and alarming behaviors when they don’t know any other way. I support providing more enrichment programming, counselling, and better educational opportunities for kids during and after school.
I support establishing more juvenile diversion and prevention programs like Teen Court. Teen Court provides an effective way for first time juvenile offenders to experience accountability for their criminal actions, in front of their parents and peers, without suffering the lasting consequences of having a case in juvenile court. I want to help kids make better life choices for themselves.
Integrity, commitment to service, transparency in the decision-making process, and personal accountability for one's actions.
I have strived for the highest standards of integrity in my professional and personal life. My decades of experience in courtrooms have provided me with a strong affinity for the work done by a judge and the importance of a bench officer that is fair, timely, efficient, inclusive, and professional. I understand the stresses of a courtroom and the challenges of litigation.
I feel that I have the commitment, dedication, temperament, and knowledge to make well-reasoned decisions based on the law and to give all sides a fair hearing. While inevitably, not everyone will be pleased by my decision, I will do everything I can so that they know my decision was well informed, reasoned and just.
A judge should be fair, impartial, ethical, well-informed on the issues and the applicable law and respectful to all parties.
Hands down it is "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate.
My youngest daughter and I read it together and, after every chapter, we were both moved to tears by the characters and their struggles in the story.
Yes. I received a "Well Qualified" rating by the Los Angeles County Bar Association because the Committee believed that I "possess the professional ability, experience, competence, integrity and temperament indicative of superior fitness to perform the judicial function with a high degree of skill and effectiveness."
Yes. The rating process is an extensive background of each candidate. The rating board interviews up 75 co-workers, associates, opposing counsel, and judges. Each person who is interviewed is asked to describe the candidates demeanor, ethics, integrity, knowledge, temperament, and abilities as they would apply to The Bench. The evaluation process covers the candidates entire career.
My judicial candidacy has been endorsed by:
The Metropolitan News Enterprise
46 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judges
Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey (2012-2020)
Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley (2000-2012)
Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff's (ALADS)
Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA)
Latinos Prosecutors Association LGBTQ Prosecutors Association
Citizens for Actionable Leadership
Long Beach Democratic Club
Culver City United Democratic
Club Democrats for the Protection of Animals
Hon. Lance Ito (Ret)
Kathy Cady, Victims’ Rights Attorney
Criminal Defense Attorneys Joseph Gutierrez, Alex R. Kessel, Dana M. Cole, Michael E. Kraut, and Jonathan Mandel
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
