Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 87 in Los Angeles County, California

2026 Primary Election

• Anthony Bayne — Deputy Public Defender in Los Angeles, California

  Anthony Jeremiah Bayne is an active attorney with the State Bar of California, admitted in 1994. He works as a Deputy Public Defender for Los Angeles County.

• David Dejute — Of Counsel, Michelman & Robinson LLP in Los Angeles, California

  David Dejute earned his J.D. from Harvard University in 1990 and a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame in 1984. He is Of Counsel in the Los Angeles office of Michelman & Robinson, specializing in complex and high-impact litigation. His career includes over 12 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division, where he handled cases involving constitutional law and regulatory enforcement. He also served as a Vice President of Litigation for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Additionally, Dejute is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University School of Law, where he directs the Disaster Recovery Clinic.

• Sharee Sanders Gordon — Deputy City Attorney, City of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California

  Sharee Sanders Gordon is an attorney with over 25 years of legal experience. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1990 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1995. Gordon was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1999 and currently serves as a Deputy City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles. Her legal practice areas include criminal prosecution.