Governor Appoints New Judge to Riverside County

On February 19, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of Thanh Ngo effective March 24, 2026, to a vacant judgeship in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside.

Thanh Ngo, of Riverside County, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. Ngo has served as a Deputy District Attorney at the San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office since 2023. He worked as a Field Counsel at Liberty Mutual Insurance from 2022 to 2023. Ngo served as the Assessment Appeal Policy Director at the Alameda County Assessor’s Office from 2020 to 2021. He worked as a Trial Attorney at TDN Law Group from 2013 to 2019. Ngo served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office from 2006 to 2013. He served as an Assistant District Attorney at the Santa Cruz District Attorney’s Office from 2001 to 2005. He worked as an Associate at Terra Law from 2000 to 2001. Ngo served as an Assistant District Attorney at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office from 1996 to 2000. He worked as an Echoing Green Fellow at the Asian Law Caucus from 1994 to 1996. Ngo received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California Los Angeles, School of Law. Effective March 24, 2026, he fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Kira K. Klatchko. 

Judicial Needs Assessment has found that the Riverside Superior Court is in dire need of judgeships to help process the growing caseloads in its communities.  The filling of this vacancy by Thanh Ngo will greatly assist the Court’s goal in continuing to provide access to justice for court litigants.

Contact: Kareem Gongora, Director of Communications and Public Information

Electronic version available at: www.riverside.courts.ca.gov under Media Center.