Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday, June 18, the appointment of three San Diego County Superior Court judges. From left are Kelly Mertsoc, Rosy Meyerowitz and Kristopher Young.Three new judges are joining the San Diego Superior Court bench after being appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill vacancies.
Mertsoc was already headed to the bench after she ran unopposed in the March primary for a term that starts in January. Newsom’s appointment allows her to immediately assume the position. The seat was left vacant with the retirement of Judge Robert P. Dahlquist. Meyerowitz, like Mertsoc, also won in the March primary for a seat open next year, but she too can immediately take the seat vacated by the retirement of Judge Patricia Garcia.She earned her law degree from California Western School of Law and worked at the District Attorney’s Office from 2009 to 2012, serving as a graduate law clerk and deputy district attorney.
Young earned his law degree from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He also earned a master’s degree in professional military education from the Marine Corps University Command and Staff College.