Hon. Kira L. Klatchko

Kira Klatchko has served as a judge on the Superior Court of Riverside County, California, since her appointment by Governor Jerry Brown in December 2016. She was re-elected in 2024 and will serve until January 6, 2025. Klatchko earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management, and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law. Prior to her judicial service, she held senior positions in appellate practice at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith LLP and Best, Best & Krieger LLP, and worked as an associate and of counsel at Klatchko and Klatchko Attorneys at Law.