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Karine Mkrtchyan

Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2025 Annual
Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court
2026-03-017 investments, 1 real property, 1 income, 24 gifts

Findings

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $1,230 in gifts from Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles 43rd Annual Convention in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 2 gift(s) from Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles 43rd Annual Convention dated in 2025, totalling $1,230. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9).

What to check
  • Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
  • Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
  • The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles 43rd Annual Convention $980 2025-04-17 p.8Gifts: Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles 43rd Annual Convention $250 2025-01-25 p.8

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit
“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $700 in gifts from Assn. of Southern California Defense Counsel in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 3 gift(s) from Assn. of Southern California Defense Counsel dated in 2025, totalling $700. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9).

What to check
  • Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
  • Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
  • The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: Assn. of Southern California Defense Counsel $75 2025-02-06 p.7Gifts: Assn. of Southern California Defense Counsel $75 2025-12-16 p.7Gifts: Assn. of Southern California Defense Counsel $550 2025-03-28 p.7

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit
“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $575 in gifts from Southern California Association for Healthcare and Risk Management in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 1 gift(s) from Southern California Association for Healthcare and Risk Management dated in 2025, totalling $575. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9).

What to check
  • Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
  • Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
  • The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: Southern California Association for Healthcare and Risk Management $575 2025-05-08 p.7

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit
“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works