Judge Hom was appointed by Governor Gray Davis to the Sacramento County Superior Court in May of 2002. He serves as a general assignment trial judge presiding over both criminal and civil matters. Judge Hom chairs the New Judge Orientation Committee and is Steering Committee Co-Chair for the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System. He maintains membership in the California Judges Association, the California Asian Judges Association and the Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court. He is the 2005 Vice President of the California Asian Judges Association and the 2004 Vice President of the Judicial Council of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Prior to his appointment to the Superior Court, Judge Hom was engaged in the private practice of law emphasizing both personal injury and criminal defense litigation. He started his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney for Sacramento County.

Prior to his appointment to the Superior Court, Judge Hom was active in numerous community based and professional organizations. He has been an active member of the Sacramento County Bar Association and is a former board member of the Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce where he also served as Legal Counsel. He is a past President of the Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento. In 2001, Judge Hom served on the statewide Racial Profiling Curriculum Committee for P.O.S.T. (Peace Officers Standards and Training) developing state mandated racial profiling training curriculum for all California peace officers. He has also served as a member of the Bar Council for the Sacramento County Bar Association and the Sacramento County Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service.

In 1998, Judge Hom was appointed to the Human Rights/Fair Housing Commission for the City and County of Sacramento. He served as the Chairperson of the Commission up to the assumption of his judicial duties. The Commission addresses a wide range of human relations issues from hosting the Western States Hate Crimes Conference and the investigation of hate crime offenses to addressing the problems facing the disabled in housing and the enforcement of fair housing legislation.

Judge Hom is the recipient of the Sacramento Asian/Pacific Chamber of Commerce President’s Award and in 2002 was honored by National Asian Pacific American Bar Association with the organization’s Trailblazer Award for his substantial and lasting contributions to the Asian Pacific Islander community.

Judge Hom is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Hastings College of the Law.