# Superior Court judgeships are the offices least known to voters before elections.

*business · news · 2026-04-09 · Santa Ana Orange County Register*

## Key points

- Charles E. Pell filed two legal complaints regarding ballot name and designation, both of which he lost.
- Pell was denied the ballot designation 'Federal Criminal Prosecutor' and appears with no designation instead.
- Judge Ami S. Sagel was appointed in 2023 and specializes in family law cases in Orange County.
- Sagel aims to keep family law trial wait times to four months and emergencies to the same day.
- Orange County courts have established collaborative courts to support offenders facing difficult life circumstances.

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[Read the full story on Santa Ana Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/2026/04/09/john-seiler-ami-sagel-vs-charles-pell-for-orange-county-superior-court-judge/)

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