Judge
Criminal
Contra Costa County Superior Court
A.F. Bray Courthouse
Department/Division:
23
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
3003
1020 Ward St
Martinez , CA 94553
(925) 608-1123
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Charles "Ben" Burch | Superior Court Contra Costa County (Martinez) | Oct. 7, 2013 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
People v. Roberts 
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 9, 2025 | 
| 
Modification: People v. Jackson
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 18, 2025 | 
| 
People v. Jackson
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 1, 2025 | 
| 
People v. Pittman
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 13, 2023 | 
| 
People v. Peterson
 reversed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 27, 2023 | 
| 
People v. Harrison 
 reversed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| 
People v. Price 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 30, 2021 | 
| 
Nowicki v. Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement 
 reversed 
 | 
Government | Aug. 12, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Abbate
 affirmed in part 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 7, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Arce
 affirmed as modified 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Harper 
 remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 13, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Gutierrez 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 4, 2018 | 
| 
Jackson v. Superior Court 
 petition denied 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jul. 26, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Garcia
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 16, 2017 | 
| 
Brewer v. Superior Court for the County of Contra Costa
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 8, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Charles "Ben" Burch | Superior Court Contra Costa County (Martinez) | Oct. 7, 2013 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
People v. Roberts 
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Sep. 9, 2025 | 
| 
Modification: People v. Jackson
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 18, 2025 | 
| 
People v. Jackson
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 1, 2025 | 
| 
People v. Pittman
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 13, 2023 | 
| 
People v. Peterson
 reversed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 27, 2023 | 
| 
People v. Harrison 
 reversed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| 
People v. Price 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 30, 2021 | 
| 
Nowicki v. Contra Costa County Employees' Retirement 
 reversed 
 | 
Government | Aug. 12, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Abbate
 affirmed in part 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 7, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Arce
 affirmed as modified 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Harper 
 remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 13, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Gutierrez 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 4, 2018 | 
| 
Jackson v. Superior Court 
 petition denied 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jul. 26, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Garcia
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 16, 2017 | 
| 
Brewer v. Superior Court for the County of Contra Costa
 vacated and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 8, 2017 | 
