Peter A. Hernandez

Judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County in Alhambra, California

Peter A. Hernandez is a candidate for Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 95 in Los Angeles County, California — 2026 Primary Election. Running as Nonpartisan.

Peter A. Hernandez has been a Judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County since his appointment in 2012. Prior to his appointment, he served as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California from 1999 to 2012. He was also a litigation associate at Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison LLP from 1998 to 1999 and a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 1995 to 1998. Hernandez earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.