Valley residents Huey P. Cotton and Michael Terrell have been appointed to judgeships in the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Cotton, 52, of Tarzana, has served as a shareholder for Cozen O’Connor since 2001. He has previously worked as a senior trial attorney for the Defenders Association of Philadelphia and as a staff attorney for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge David Horwitz. Terrell, of Northridge, has served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 1991. He has also been an associate for Rosen, Wachtell & Gilbert and for Reich, Adell & Cros. He fills the position created by the retirement of Judge Ray Hart. The compensation for each position is $178,789.