Ben Forer, a deputy district attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, is running for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Office 66, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The countywide race includes Pasadena voters.

Forer is certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data. The race is nonpartisan.

Candidate information

  • Residence: Los Angeles County
  • Education: Bachelor's degree from York University (2002); juris doctor from Southwestern Law School (2005), according to Ballotpedia
  • Family: Father of four children, according to his campaign website
  • Personal: Born in Brooklyn and raised in Toronto, according to his campaign website. Forer says he is an ordained rabbi.

Experience and public service

Forer has served as a deputy district attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office since 2006, according to his campaign website. He says he is the lead prosecutor in the office's Cyber Crimes Division.

Forer also serves as an adjunct assistant professor of technology and applied computing practice at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering, according to the Metropolitan News-Enterprise.

He says he has authored legal textbooks including "Law Without Borders: Law in a Cyber Universe" and "Privacy & Cyber Law: Cases & Materials." He has also published on digital evidence, Fourth Amendment issues and emerging technologies in criminal law, according to his campaign website.

Forer says he collaborated with psychiatrists and psychologists to develop diversion programs and treatment plans for justice-involved people with mental illness. He says he volunteered weekly at Alta Loma Elementary School for four years, teaching fifth-grade law and civics. He continues outreach to high schools on cyberbullying, privacy and constitutional rights, according to his campaign website.

On the issues

Judicial philosophy: Forer stated on his campaign website: "I believe that every person who enters a courtroom … deserves a judge who listens, who knows the law, and who treats them with dignity and respect. That's the kind of judge I will be."

Endorsements

The following endorsements are listed on Forer's campaign website and confirmed through linked sources:

Candidate information in this profile is drawn from Forer's campaign website, Ballotpedia and the Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Statements attributed to the candidate reflect his own claims and have not been independently verified by the Pasadena Ledger.