Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of 15 California superior court judges, which include seven in Los Angeles County, one in Riverside County, two in Sacramento County, one in San Bernardino County, one in San Francisco County, one in Santa Clara County, one in Shasta County and one in Ventura County.

Two of the appointed judges hail from Los Angeles.

Lee S. Arian (photo courtesy of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office)

Lee S. Arian, 57, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Arian has been a partner at Nelson Hardiman since 2017. He was vice president of advisory services at Optum Inc. from 2015 to 2017 and staff vice president at Anthem Inc. from 2004 to 2015. He served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, from 1991 to 2004 and was an associate at Dewey Ballantine from 1988 to 1991. Arian earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Scott M. Gordon. Arian is a Democrat.

Katherine Chilton (photo courtesy of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office)

Katherine Chilton, 61, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Chilton has been director of content litigation at Netflix Inc. since 2017. She held several positions at Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. from 1993 to 2017, including vice president and senior litigation counsel. Chilton was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1987 to 1993 and at Kirkland & Ellis LLP from 1985 to 1987. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Marvin M. Lager. Chilton is a Democrat.