Bench bunch.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed six judges to the Los Angeles County Superior Court recently. Mitchell L. Beekloff, Edmund Willcox Clarke, Jr., Graciela L. Freixes, David B. Gelfound, John H. Ing and Kathryn A. Solorzano were all appointed to judgeships. Each position pays $171,648.

Beckloff, 45, of Santa Monica, has served as a commissioner for the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2001. He is a Democrat.

Clarke, 56, of Manhattan Beach, was a partner at Stark & Clarke and Baker, Silberberg & Keener. He is a Republican.

Freixes, 51, of Valencia, has been commissioner for the Los Angeles County Superior Court for the past two years. Freixes is a Republican.

Gelfound, 43, of Simi Valley, has been deputy district attorney with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office since 1994. He is a Republican.

Ing, 53, of Rancho Palos Verdes, has served as a commissioner for the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 1997. Ing declined to state an affiliation with a political party.

Solorzano, 46, of Los Angeles, has been a deputy district attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office since 1990. She is a Democrat.

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