Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 176 in Los Angeles County, California

2026 Primary Election

• Gloria Maria Marin — Deputy-In-Charge, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, CA

  Gloria Maria Marin is an active attorney with the State Bar of California, admitted on December 4, 2002. She works at the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. As of a March 2023 organization chart, she held the position of Deputy-In-Charge (DIC) for the Inglewood Juvenile division.

• Zachary Smith — Criminal Law Lawyer in Compton, California

  Zachary David Smith is a criminal law lawyer associated with the Office of The Los Angeles Public Defender in Compton, California. He has extensive experience in criminal law and represents clients within the criminal justice system. Another attorney named Zachary Smith, with over 25 years of experience, works as a mediator and trial attorney in Los Angeles and San Francisco, specializing in high-exposure civil litigation; he earned his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1997. It is unclear if this is the same individual.