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Randolph M. Hammock

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Judge
General Civil
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Department/Division: 49 Courtroom/Floor: 509

111 N Hill St
Los Angeles , CA 90012-3014
(213) 633-0649



Elected to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 2010; referee, Los Angeles County Superior Court referee, 2008; senior associate, Law Offices of Richard M. Lester, 1996-2008; partner, Chelski Hammock & Hedges, 1985-95; associate, Law Offices of Stephen J. Dimeff, 1983-85.

Univeristy of San Diego School of Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
‘Legal Influence’ Los Angeles (Torrance) Mar. 4, 2021
Randolph Hammock Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) Sep. 22, 2011

Columns
Title Category Published
Service of process: Sacrifice in the name of progress Letters, Law Practice Jun. 30, 2021
‘Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts.’ Letters, Judges and Judiciary Mar. 24, 2020
Ballot designation blues Judges and Judiciary Dec. 11, 2019
More on ballot designations and other shenanigans Judges and Judiciary, Government Mar. 15, 2018
Judicial ballot reform is here Judges and Judiciary, Government Feb. 27, 2018
Need a statement of damages in that subrogation case? Litigation Mar. 9, 2016
Judicial elections: educate, don't eliminate Judges and Judiciary May 29, 2014

Rulings
Case Category Published
Merrick v. Lau
affirmed
 Judges Dec. 18, 2024
Medallion Film LLC v. Loeb & Loeb LLP
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 29, 2024
Rubio v. CIA Wheel Group
affirmed
 Remedies Apr. 16, 2021
Shuler v. City of Los Angeles
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 7, 2021
Michael S. Yu, a Law Corp. v. Superior Court (Bank of the West)
petition granted
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 29, 2020
Gruber v. Gruber
affirmed
 Anti-SLAPP May 6, 2020
Mikhaeilpoor v. BMW of North America, LLC
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 28, 2020
Dickinson v. Cosby
affirmed
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 30, 2019
Rockefeller Technology Inv. v. Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co.
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jun. 6, 2018
Saheli v. White Memorial Medical Center
statutory_interpretation Mar. 16, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jesus Lopez v. Canton Food Co. Inc. Employment Law judge Feb. 14, 2025
The People of the State of California v. HRB Digital LLC, HRB Tax Group, Inc. Business Law judge May 3, 2024
Juan Ubaldo Pena-Sanchez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 8, 2021
Luz Flores v. City of Long Beach Employment Law judge Jan. 25, 2019
Florentino Carrera v. Eldorado Construction and Management, Mora Construction, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 9, 2018
Artak Daldumyan v. Jonathan Mehrian, and Does 1 through 100 Contracts judge Dec. 22, 2017
Hilario Cruz v. Nissan North America, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 13, 2017
Hilario Cruz, an individual, v. Solomon Methenge, an individual, and Does 1-100 / Araceli Mendez v. Solomon Methenge, Nissan North America, Continental Automotive Systems Inc., and Does 1-20 / Juana de la Cruz Bernardino v. Nissan North America Inc., Continental Automotive Systems Inc. aka Continental Teves, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Sep. 29, 2017
John McCord v. Ivan Semenyuk, Wayne McMahon, Sam Oliver, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff Nov. 22, 2001
Dennis Rogers v. John James Orcott and All Cartage Transportation, Inc. Personal Injury Plaintiff Apr. 4, 1998
Joseph DiBello v. Naum Sheckhter, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Plaintiff Apr. 12, 1997
Jorge Delgadillo v. Estate of Richard Forssen Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff May 11, 1996
Paul Burval, Jr. v. Jack Shashoua dba Affordable Towing, Armando Gonzales, Kay Kamiyama, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff Mar. 30, 1996
Title Court Published
‘Legal Influence’ Los Angeles (Torrance) Mar. 4, 2021
Randolph Hammock Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) Sep. 22, 2011
Title Category Published
Service of process: Sacrifice in the name of progress Letters, Law Practice Jun. 30, 2021
‘Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts.’ Letters, Judges and Judiciary Mar. 24, 2020
Ballot designation blues Judges and Judiciary Dec. 11, 2019
More on ballot designations and other shenanigans Judges and Judiciary, Government Mar. 15, 2018
Judicial ballot reform is here Judges and Judiciary, Government Feb. 27, 2018
Need a statement of damages in that subrogation case? Litigation Mar. 9, 2016
Judicial elections: educate, don't eliminate Judges and Judiciary May 29, 2014
Case Category Published
Merrick v. Lau
affirmed
 Judges Dec. 18, 2024
Medallion Film LLC v. Loeb & Loeb LLP
reversed and remanded
 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 29, 2024
Rubio v. CIA Wheel Group
affirmed
 Remedies Apr. 16, 2021
Shuler v. City of Los Angeles
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 7, 2021
Michael S. Yu, a Law Corp. v. Superior Court (Bank of the West)
petition granted
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 29, 2020
Gruber v. Gruber
affirmed
 Anti-SLAPP May 6, 2020
Mikhaeilpoor v. BMW of North America, LLC
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 28, 2020
Dickinson v. Cosby
affirmed
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 30, 2019
Rockefeller Technology Inv. v. Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co.
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jun. 6, 2018
Saheli v. White Memorial Medical Center
statutory_interpretation Mar. 16, 2018
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jesus Lopez v. Canton Food Co. Inc. Employment Law judge Feb. 14, 2025
The People of the State of California v. HRB Digital LLC, HRB Tax Group, Inc. Business Law judge May 3, 2024
Juan Ubaldo Pena-Sanchez v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 8, 2021
Luz Flores v. City of Long Beach Employment Law judge Jan. 25, 2019
Florentino Carrera v. Eldorado Construction and Management, Mora Construction, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 9, 2018
Artak Daldumyan v. Jonathan Mehrian, and Does 1 through 100 Contracts judge Dec. 22, 2017
Hilario Cruz v. Nissan North America, et al. Personal Injury judge Oct. 13, 2017
Hilario Cruz, an individual, v. Solomon Methenge, an individual, and Does 1-100 / Araceli Mendez v. Solomon Methenge, Nissan North America, Continental Automotive Systems Inc., and Does 1-20 / Juana de la Cruz Bernardino v. Nissan North America Inc., Continental Automotive Systems Inc. aka Continental Teves, and Does 1 to 25 Personal Injury judge Sep. 29, 2017
John McCord v. Ivan Semenyuk, Wayne McMahon, Sam Oliver, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff Nov. 22, 2001
Dennis Rogers v. John James Orcott and All Cartage Transportation, Inc. Personal Injury Plaintiff Apr. 4, 1998
Joseph DiBello v. Naum Sheckhter, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Plaintiff Apr. 12, 1997
Jorge Delgadillo v. Estate of Richard Forssen Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff May 11, 1996
Paul Burval, Jr. v. Jack Shashoua dba Affordable Towing, Armando Gonzales, Kay Kamiyama, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Plaintiff Mar. 30, 1996
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