California Files

Esther Kim › Form 700

Esther Kim: 2025 Annual statement

Annual 2025
Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court · due 2026-03-02
Filed
2026-01-30 · signed 01/30/2026 11:12 AM
Source
Read from the FPPC's structured data, checked against the PDF · the PDF (3 p.) · FPPC portal

Findings

Worth a look Gifts

Lists $850 in gifts from Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 2 gift(s) from Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles dated in 2025, totalling $850. 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.

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

Schedule B · Real property 1

PropertyValueRental income
12439 Cedarcreek Lane, Cerritos
Ownership/Deed of Trust
$100,001–$1,000,000$10,001–$100,000
Samuel Kim

Schedule D · Gifts 6

FromGiftsTotal
Korean Community Lawyers Association · from the PDF
25129 The Old Road, Suite 207, Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381
2025-09-11 · Judges Night Dinner · $100
$100
Whittier Bar Association · from the PDF
PO Box 226, Whittier, CA 90608
2025-11-20 · Awards Dinner · $50
$50
Beverly Hills Bar Association · from the PDF
9420 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
2025-05-15 · Judges Night · $250
2025-09-30 · Installation Dinner · $250
$500
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles · from the PDF
888 West 6th Street, 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017
2025-08-28 · Conference · $600
2025-03-08 · Installation Dinner · $250
$850
Korean Prosecutors Association · from the PDF
556 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Suite 352, Pasadena, CA 91105
2025-04-11 · Awards Dinner · $150
$150
Criminal Court Bar Association · from the PDF
301 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 301, Pasadena, CA 91101
2025-12-11 · Judges Night · $100
$100