Amy M. Pellman is the Supervising Judge for the family law division of the Los Angeles Superior Court. She was elected Commissioner in 2005 and appointed Judge in 2008.
Judge Pellman has dedicated both her legal career and judicial career to working with children and families. She has spent the last 16 years in the Family Law division with a five-year hiatus at the Edelman’s Children’s Court.
In 2019, Judge Pellman received a number of awards for her work on behalf of children and families including Judge of the Year from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Judge of the Year from Southwestern Law school, and the Outstanding Community Service Award from Levitt and Quinn Family Law Center. More recently in 2020, Judge Pellman received the, “Family Law Judge of the year” by the American Inns of Court, Southern California chapter.
Judge Pellman has numerous publications on issues related to children ranging from a training manual for new judges and lawyers to law review articles. Judge Pellman is also a featured speaker at numerous conferences and law schools and has taught for many years at University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Southwestern Law School. In 2005, Judge Pellman was awarded the Southwestern Law School, “Adjunct Excellence in Teaching Award”.
Prior to joining the bench, Judge Pellman served as the Legal Director at The Alliance for Children’s Rights, a non-profit legal organization devoted to providing free legal services to children living in poverty.
Judge Pellman practiced in New York for five years before moving to California. Judge Pellman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Mount Holyoke College and a Juris Doctorate from City University of New York Law School.
