Fresno Deputy District Attorney David Olmos Appointed to Superior Court After Appeals Court Promotion

FRESNO — NOVEMBER 5, 2026. The Governor’s Office has announced the appointment of David Olmos, of Fresno County, to the Fresno County Superior Court. The appointment fills the vacancy created when Judge Amy Guerra was elevated to the California Court of Appeal.

Who is the incoming judge?

Olmos has served as a senior deputy district attorney in the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office since 2021, after working as a deputy district attorney there beginning in 2014. His background includes a law clerk position in the office that same year. The governor’s biography says he received his law degree from San Joaquin College of Law.

What the appointment means locally

Superior Court judges oversee a wide range of proceedings that shape residents’ lives, including criminal, civil, family and other matters. A judicial appointment fills a court seat; it does not decide how any future case will be resolved or suggest an outcome for a particular defendant or litigant. The appointed judge’s previous prosecutorial service is part of the public professional record, not evidence of bias.

Part of a wider statewide announcement

Olmos is among 23 appointments announced by Governor Gavin Newsom on November 4. The same announcement covers other counties, including Los Angeles, Sacramento, Merced and San Joaquin. Residents who need hearing details should consult official Fresno County Superior Court calendars and notices rather than assume schedules have changed.

Source: California Governor’s official judicial appointment announcement. Fresno Superior Court.

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