Profile of Hon. Nicole C. Bershon

Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Current Term: September 15, 2026–September 14, 2027
Membership: Advisory member appointed by Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero
Internal Committees: Rules Committee, Technology Committee

Judge Nicole C. Bershon is appointed to the council as the president of the California Judges Association (CJA). She was appointed in 2013 by Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, Jr., to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, where she currently presides over a family law home court. Previously, Judge Bershon served as a pro tem justice for the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, where she authored over 30 opinions, including five published decisions. Earlier in her career, she oversaw a community collaborative court that focused on providing alternatives to incarceration for at-risk populations. Prior to her appointment as a judge, she served as a court commissioner for two years.

Judge Bershon has served on the Los Angeles court’s Executive, Community Outreach, Court Security, Jury, and Temporary Judge Committees. She is a founding member of California Women Judges and a past president of both the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and the UCLA Law Alumni Association. She has also served on the boards of California Women Lawyers and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Judge Bershon received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a juris doctor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law.