Melissa’s family came from Jamaica to the US when she was 11 years old.  They settled in a small farming town in Iowa where they were the only black family.  The family experienced some racism, but there was far more kindness.  And over time, Melissa thrived in her new community.  By the time she graduated from high school, she had been elected class president, selected to speak at her high school commencement ceremony, and won a scholarship from the American Legion for a speech she delivered on the separation of church and state. 

Those experiences impressed upon Melissa the importance of diversity both in surroundings and experience --  of speaking up when something was unfair and standing in solidarity with those who are being mistreated and may be afraid or unable to speak up for themselves. 

      My name is Naser Nas Khoury:

• I been practicing law for 32 years.
• I am a former Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
• I have been defending and protecting the constitutional rights of my clients.
• Currently I am a candidate Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, Seat 90.
• A resident of Los Angeles County for 43 years.
• I am married to an amazing wife (Sumi) who is of Cuban dissent for 28 years.
• We have three children our daughter Laila Khoury who is 24 years old, and is attending Medical School at FAU and will graduate next year.
• Our son George 22 year’s old and attending Duke Law School in his first year.
• Our youngest daughter Maggie who is 21 years old, attending UC Berkley in her third year majoring in bio-chemistry who wants to follow her dream of becoming a pharmacist.
• I know and I believe in my heart that I will be a great judge; I have the temperament and the experience of 32 years as an attorney.  I am willing, ready and able to take on this great responsibility.
• I am a professor at El Camino Christian College where I teach Business Law and American Government courses for past 5 years.
• Finally, I have a desire to represent the great people of Los Angeles County as a Superior Court Judge.  I will be fair, impartial and treat everyone with respect and dignity and I will uphold the laws and constitutions of the United States and the State of California.

Kevin McGurk was born in Butte, Montana in 1977. His mother was born and raised in Los Angeles.  She left to attend the Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder.  After she graduated, she met Kevin's father, who had returned to the United States after serving in the Vietnam War.  He got a job in Montana with the Federal Aviation Adminstration and they moved to Montana together.  Ultimately, Kevin's parents divorced and at the age of five, Kevin accompanied his mother to Colorado.  Kevin was raised there, and eventually graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Political Science.  While attending the University of Colorado, Kevin was an elected representative-at-large to the University Student Government and was on the Executive Board of the University Memorial Center.  After graduation, Kevin moved to Bangkok, Thailand to teach English.  While teaching at Siam Computer, Kevin's classes spanned from teaching basic English to children to conversational English for Thai professionals.  After traveling extensively throughout Southeast Asia, Kevin returned to the United States and enrolled at the Mauer School of Law at Indiana Univeristy-Bloomington.  During the summer months, Kevin returned to Los Angeles and was employed as a clerk at a Civil Litigation firm specializing in Aviation called Kern & Wooley.  While in Bloomington, Kevin would medal in the Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition and serve as an Articles Editor for the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies.  

After graduating in 2004, Kevin would reach his goal of settling full time in Los Angeles.  After passing the California Bar Exam, Kevin was hired as a Deputy Public Defender with Los Angeles County.  For the last seventeen years, Kevin has spent almost every weekday in a courtroom.  For thirteen years, Kevin has been assigned to felony trials.  He currently carries an open caseload of approximately fifty felony cases including several homicide cases.  Kevin has extensive experience with serious, complex cases, including conducting several murder trials to verdict. He will be prepared to apply this experience if given the opportunity to serve as a Superior Court Judge.

Kevin lives in Long Beach with his wife and two young daughters.  He enjoys sports, traveling, and coaching his daughter's T-ball team.