The Hon. David E. Hizami is a judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. He succeeded the Hon. Luis A. Lavin when he was appointed to the bench by former Governor Jerry Brown in June of 2016.
He is registered as a Democrat.
Judge Hizami attended the University of Southern California where he received his B.A. He went on to earn his J.D. from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Prior to his appointment to the bench, Hizami worked for the law firm O'Flaherty and Belgum as an associate. In 1993 Judge Hizami left the firm to join the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office as a deputy public defender. He remained with the Public Defender's Office until his appointment to the Superior Court in 2016.