Superior Court gets 2 new commissioners

The judges of the Ventura Superior Court have announced the selection of Kevin G. DeNoce and David R. Worley as the court's newest commissioners. They fill the vacancies created by the appointments of Douglas W. Daily and Bruce A. Young to judgeships on Mon., Aug. 20.

DeNoce is the sole practitioner in the law offices of Kevin G. DeNoce in Ventura. His primary areas of practice include criminal defense, DUI defense, criminal appellate practice, personal injury and administrative proceedings before the Department of Motor Vehicles.

DeNoce earned his Bachelors of Arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law.

Worley is a partner in the law firm Wojkowski & Worley LLP in Oxnard. His areas of practice include land use, real estate transactions, business transactions, civil litigation, will disputes, trust disputes and alternative dispute resolution.

Worley graduated with honors from California State College at Bakersfield. He also attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University of Los Angeles.

Superior Court Commissioners hear matters including, but not limited to, family law, juvenile delinquency and dependency, child support services, domestic violence, civil harassment, traffic, criminal and small claims. They are required to have been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of California for at least 10 years and serve at the pleasure of a majority of the court judges.

Commissioners may be assigned to any court location in the county, which include Ventura, Simi Valley and Oxnard.