A veteran Riverside County prosecutor and a court commissioner were appointed to county judicial posts, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.
Deputy District Attorney Jason Armand, 45, of Orange, was appointed to a newly funded trial judge position, officials said.
Armand, a Democrat, has been a prosecutor since 2007, handling a variety of cases.
Laura Garcia, 45, of Riverside, was also appointed to fill a newly funded judicial position created in last year’s state budget.
Garcia, a Democrat, has been a court commissioner, hearing infractions and misdemeanor matters, since 2021. She served as a deputy public defender from 2008 to 2021.
The annual compensation for each position is $231,174, according to the governor’s office.