Susan Tom Thrall, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, is Senior Administrator at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, where she has served for more than 30 years. Before assuming her current role, she worked as a Child Custody Mediator, Evaluator, Parent Education Facilitator, and Clinical Supervisor.
In her leadership position, Ms. Tom Thrall oversees professionals who deliver critical court-mandated services supporting children, parents, incapacitated adults, older adults, and individuals living with mental illness. She manages the operations of Family Court Services (which mediate child custody disputes, evaluate high conflict cases, and provide recommendations), Probate Investigation (which investigates conservatorships and guardianships cases), and the Mental Health Hearing Referees (who conduct facility-based hearings on involuntary treatment, placement, and capacity to refuse psychotropic medications).
Ms. Tom Thrall also manages several online parent education programs for the Court and serves as Referral List Coordinator for both the Court’s Private Evaluator/Counselor Directory and the Parent Education Referral List for High-Conflict Parents. She has represented the Los Angeles Superior Court since 2023 as a member of the Judicial Council’s Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee. Ms. Tom Thrall was honored in 2024 with the California Lawyers Association’s Court Staff Award for her contributions to the Family Law Courts.
