Adam Hofmann serves as Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary in the Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, where he works alongside Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Céspedes to vet candidates, manage the application process, and lead judicial mentorship outreach across the state. Prior to joining the Governor’s office, he built a distinguished appellate law career as a partner and co-chair of the appellate practice at Hanson Bridgett, arguing cases before the Ninth Circuit and state appellate courts as a State Bar of California Certified Appellate Specialist, and chaired the State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluations (JNE). A dedicated advocate for judicial diversity, Hofmann regularly speaks at bar association events statewide to demystify the judicial application process and encourage a broad range of attorneys to pursue careers on the bench.
