Congratulations to Joshlyn Pulliam and Mona Nemat

The Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court would like to congratulate two of its members for their appointments as judges of the Riverside Superior Court!

Joshlyn R. Pulliam, 44, of Rancho Cucamonga, has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Riverside Superior Court. She has served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office since 2007. Pulliam was a Paralegal Instructor at ICDC College in 2007. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California School of Law. Pulliam fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge David M. Chapman. She is a Democrat.

On July 1, 2022, Ms. Pulliam was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Riverside Superior Court. On July 5, 2022, Ms. Pulliam was sworn in as a Judge of the Riverside Superior Court.

During the 2021-2022 Program Year, Ms. Pulliam was a Barrister in the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court.

Mona M. Nemat, 46, of Corona has been appointed to serve as a Judge in the Riverside County Superior Court. Nemat has been a Partner at Best Best & Krieger since 2022. She was a Shareholder at the Law Office of Brissman & Nemat from 2013 to 2022 and a Partner at Best Best & Krieger from 2007 to 2013. Nemat was an Associate at McCormick Kidman & Behrens LLP from 2004 to 2007. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Roger A. Luebs. Nemat is a Democrat.

During the 2021-2022 Program Year, Ms. Nemat was an Attorney Master in the Leo A. Deegan Inn of Court.