Mike Madokoro: 2025 Assuming office statement

Assuming 2025: Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court · due 2025-05-15
Filed: 2025-05-08 · signed 05/08/2025 08:28 PM
Source: Read from the FPPC's structured data, checked against the PDF · the PDF (4 p.) · FPPC portal

Findings

Worth a look Gifts

Lists $17,801 in gifts from Bowman and Brooke LLP in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 1 gift(s) from Bowman and Brooke LLP dated in 2025, totalling $17,801. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9). The filer's comment on that page: “The investiture ceremony reception was paid for on April 10, 2025, and held on April 15, 2025.”.

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

Worth a look Gifts

Lists $5,000 in gifts from Japanese American Bar Association in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 1 gift(s) from Japanese American Bar Association dated in 2025, totalling $5,000. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9). The filer's comment on that page: “The investiture ceremony reception was paid for on April 10, 2025, and held on April 15, 2025.”.

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

Worth a look Gifts

Lists $1,000 in gifts from Multi Cultural Bar Association of Southern California in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 1 gift(s) from Multi Cultural Bar Association of Southern California dated in 2025, totalling $1,000. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9). The filer's comment on that page: “The investiture ceremony reception was paid for on April 10, 2025, and held on April 15, 2025.”.

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 A-1 · Investments (under 10%) 1

Name	Business	Value
Bowman and Brooke LLP · from the PDF partnership income over $500	150 S. 5th Street, Suite 3000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 · Partnership	$100,001–$1,000,000

Schedule C · Income and business positions 1

Source	Income
Bowman and Brooke LLP Law Firm · Partner · 150 S. 5th Street, Suite 3000, Minneapolis, MN 55402	over $100,000 Partnership

Schedule D · Gifts 3

From	Gifts	Total
Bowman and Brooke LLP · from the PDF 150 S. 5th Street, Suite 3000, Minneapolis, MN 55402	2025-04-10 · Investiture Ceremony Reception on 04/15/25 · $17,801	$17,801
Japanese American Bar Association · from the PDF P.O. Box 71961, Los Angeles, CA 90071	2025-04-10 · Investiture Ceremony Reception on 04/15/25 · $5,000	$5,000
Multi Cultural Bar Association of Southern California · from the PDF Attn: Terri Macellaro, 1748 Preuss Road., Los Angeles, CA 90035	2025-04-10 · Investiture Ceremony Reception on 04/15/25 · $1,000	$1,000

The filer's comments

A-1 My position at Bowman and Brooke LLP was terminated on April 14, 2024, or the day before I started my new position.

C My position at Bowman and Brooke LLP was terminated on April 14, 2024, or the day before I started my new position.

D The investiture ceremony reception was paid for on April 10, 2025, and held on April 15, 2025.