in 1995, governor pete wilson (r) appointed hill as a judge of the los angeles municipal court where she served as supervising judge of the san fernando court. in 2000, she became a los angeles county superior court judge, eventually serving as the supervising judge of the north valley district where she oversaw the operations of three courthouses and approximately thirty judges and commissioners. her fellow judges elected her to the los angeles superior court executive committee and the san fernando valley bar association named her judge of the year in 2004.