Raymond Ikola

Justice Raymond J. Ikola was appointed to the California Court of Appeal in 2002 and was elected in 2006. He had a long career in law, including working as a research engineer, a partner in various law firms, and an associate in a law firm. He has a J.D. from Hastings College of Law, a Ph.D. from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and a B.S.E. and M.S.E. from the University of Michigan. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work, including the Judge of the Year Award from the Orange County Bar Association and the Roger J. Traynor Appellate Justice of the Year Award from the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. He is married and has two children and five grandchildren. His interests include classical music, woodworking, and photographing California courthouses.