Retired as Senior District Judge, Northern District of California, August 2017.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| No Time to Retire at the Zenith of a Career | U.S. District Court (San Francisco) | Sep. 14, 2006 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval v. City of Santa Rosa affirmed | Civil Rights | Dec. 24, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Johnson vacated in whole or part | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 28, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Easa Begzad v. City of Hayward, Ken Hendrick, Keith Bryan | Civil Rights | judge | Jan. 21, 2006 | 
| John R. Ulrich Jr. v. City and County of San Francisco | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 21, 2004 | 
| Swonke v. Sprint | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 8, 2004 | 
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 11, 2003 | 
| Port of Redwood City v. Gibson Environmental, Shell Oil Company, et al. | Torts | judge | Nov. 26, 2002 | 
| Honeywell Inc. v. San Francisco Housing Authority, et al. | Contracts | judge | Sep. 20, 2001 | 
| Honeywell Inc. v. San Francisco Housing Authority | Contracts | judge | Sep. 9, 2000 | 
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Jul. 8, 2000 | 
| Linda Warner v. Lucky Stores Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Jul. 8, 2000 | 
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Mar. 6, 1999 | 
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Mar. 12, 1994 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| No Time to Retire at the Zenith of a Career | U.S. District Court (San Francisco) | Sep. 14, 2006 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval v. City of Santa Rosa affirmed | Civil Rights | Dec. 24, 2018 | 
| U.S. v. Johnson vacated in whole or part | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 28, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Easa Begzad v. City of Hayward, Ken Hendrick, Keith Bryan | Civil Rights | judge | Jan. 21, 2006 | 
| John R. Ulrich Jr. v. City and County of San Francisco | Civil Rights | judge | Sep. 21, 2004 | 
| Swonke v. Sprint | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 8, 2004 | 
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 11, 2003 | 
| Port of Redwood City v. Gibson Environmental, Shell Oil Company, et al. | Torts | judge | Nov. 26, 2002 | 
| Honeywell Inc. v. San Francisco Housing Authority, et al. | Contracts | judge | Sep. 20, 2001 | 
| Honeywell Inc. v. San Francisco Housing Authority | Contracts | judge | Sep. 9, 2000 | 
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Jul. 8, 2000 | 
| Linda Warner v. Lucky Stores Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Jul. 8, 2000 | 
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Mar. 6, 1999 | 
| Confidential | Civil Rights | judge | Mar. 12, 1994 | 
 

 
