Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed prosecutor Francisco Navarro and attorney Charlie Hill to judgeships in Riverside and San Bernardino Superior Courts Feb. 17.
Francisco Navarro
Navarro has spent his legal career, starting in 2006, at the Riverside District Attorney’s Office. He ran in a three-way judicial race, against fellow prosecutor Kristi Kirk and attorney Christopher Whelton, in the June, 2022, general election. He received 31% of the votes.
During a candidate forum hosted by Follow Our Courts, Navarro said he was a first-generation American, who learned English as a second language. He started his post-high school education at a community college. Early in his career, he
