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Thomas S. Clark

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Assistant Supervising Judge
Civil Direct Calendar
Kern County Superior Court
Metropolitan Division
Department/Division: 17

1415 Truxtun Ave
Bakersfield , CA 93301-4172



Appointed to the Kern County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2010; partner, Arrache Clarke & Potter, Bakersfield, 1985-2010; partner, Rudnick Arrache & Clark, Bakersfield; 1978-85; deputy district attorney, Kern County, 1975-78; in-house counsel, Income Equities Corp., Beverly Hills, 1973-75

USC Gould School of Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Next Best Thing Kern County (Bakersfield) Apr. 22, 2022
Thomas S. Clark Superior Court Kern County (Bakersfield) Mar. 4, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
Galarsa v. Dolgen California
affirmed
 Employment Law Oct. 8, 2025
Diamond v. Schweitzer
affirmed
 Torts Apr. 22, 2025
Knudsen v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
reversed and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Apr. 4, 2024
Galarsa v. Dolgen California, LLC
reversed in part
 Arbitration Feb. 27, 2023
Bichai v. Dignity Health
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 16, 2021
People v. Pierce
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jesus Galvan, as an individual and on behalf of all employees similarly situated v. Western Sky Dairy LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 23, 2025
Maria Ayala, individually, and on behalf of other members of the public similarly situated, and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act; Rosa Hands, individually, and on behalf of other members of the public similarly situated, and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. SDH Services West LLC, Sodexo Inc., and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 10, 2025
Tammy Tenny v. Dignity Health, and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 12, 2025
Justin Carino, individually and on behalf of other persons similarly situated v. Adventist Health Delano dba Delano Regional Medical Center, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Sep. 11, 2025
Shawnece Mackey, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Aimes Consulting Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 6, 2024
Regina Renee Blackwell, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Community Action Partnership of Kern, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 1, 2024
Roger Westfall, and Joseph M. Atwell, as individuals, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Naes Corporation and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
Charlotte Lee, et al v. Bank of America, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
Stacie Horton, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Everside Health LLC, Healthstat Wellness Inc., and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
Jorge Diaz and Jose Fidel Celio v. Greenview Farming Inc., Illume Agriculture LLC, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Aug. 11, 2023
Jose Dominguez, on behalf of himself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Basin Valve Company; Blair-Martin Co., Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 10, 2023
George Marin Jr., as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 3, 2023
Cristina Gonzalez, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Good Samaritan Hospital, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2022
Khalid Abu-Dayyeh and Aminah Uwais, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Guidance Residential LLC, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 27, 2022
Alfredo Espinosa Jr., Alice Espinosa v. Penske Truck Leasing, Corp.; Fidel Sanchez, and Does 1 to 50 Personal Injury judge May 27, 2022
Terry Sullivan v. NuSil Technology LLC; Israel (Last Name Unknown), and Does 1 through 250 Employment Law judge May 13, 2022
The People of the State of California v. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Business Law judge Mar. 25, 2022
William Mora, Christine Mora v. Albertsons LLC, AM Wighton & Sons dba A&J Refrigeration and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Mar. 18, 2022
Randy Hatfield v. Michael C. Tivnon Medical judge Mar. 11, 2022
Stacey Lee Burton v. Francisco Murillo Personal Injury judge Feb. 11, 2022
Melanie Singer v. California Highway Patrol, and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
Laurence Mitchell Little, Susan Little v. Davinder Singh, Wabash National, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 15, 2021
Kelly M. McCardle v. Tony's Pizza, Anthony Martinez Jr. Personal Injury judge Oct. 1, 2021
Infinity Select Insurance Company v. Timothy Maples, et al and related cross-complaint Insurance judge Jul. 9, 2021
Anthony McCarthy v. Kern High School District, Kern High School Board of Trustees, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge May 21, 2021
Angelica Hermosillo v. Brent Robinson, Kevin Wood Personal Injury judge Jan. 15, 2021
The People of the State of California ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of the State of California v. County of Kern, The Kern County Sheriff's Office Constitutional Law judge Jan. 15, 2021
Imani Lewis v. De Anda Transportation, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 6, 2020
Olegario Becerra Garcia v. A&B Trucking Services Inc., Aaron Robinson Personal Injury judge Jul. 17, 2020
Dennis Carpenter v. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District, Does Supervisor One, Does Supervisor Two and Does Supervisor Three Employment Law judge Feb. 22, 2019
Sharrell Lynn Castro v. Jorge A. Enriquez- Diaz, M.D. Medical judge Jan. 4, 2019
In re Excalibur Property Holdings LLC Real Property Respondent Mar. 31, 2012
Thomas Haddad, et al. v. Donald Valpredo, et al. Contracts Defendant Mar. 25, 2003
Title Court Published
Next Best Thing Kern County (Bakersfield) Apr. 22, 2022
Thomas S. Clark Superior Court Kern County (Bakersfield) Mar. 4, 2013
Case Category Published
Galarsa v. Dolgen California
affirmed
 Employment Law Oct. 8, 2025
Diamond v. Schweitzer
affirmed
 Torts Apr. 22, 2025
Knudsen v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
reversed and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Apr. 4, 2024
Galarsa v. Dolgen California, LLC
reversed in part
 Arbitration Feb. 27, 2023
Bichai v. Dignity Health
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 16, 2021
People v. Pierce
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 6, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jesus Galvan, as an individual and on behalf of all employees similarly situated v. Western Sky Dairy LLC, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 23, 2025
Maria Ayala, individually, and on behalf of other members of the public similarly situated, and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act; Rosa Hands, individually, and on behalf of other members of the public similarly situated, and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. SDH Services West LLC, Sodexo Inc., and Does 1 through 25, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 10, 2025
Tammy Tenny v. Dignity Health, and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 12, 2025
Justin Carino, individually and on behalf of other persons similarly situated v. Adventist Health Delano dba Delano Regional Medical Center, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Sep. 11, 2025
Shawnece Mackey, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Aimes Consulting Inc., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Dec. 6, 2024
Regina Renee Blackwell, individually, and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Community Action Partnership of Kern, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Nov. 1, 2024
Roger Westfall, and Joseph M. Atwell, as individuals, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Naes Corporation and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 12, 2024
Charlotte Lee, et al v. Bank of America, et al. Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
Stacie Horton, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Everside Health LLC, Healthstat Wellness Inc., and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Oct. 20, 2023
Jorge Diaz and Jose Fidel Celio v. Greenview Farming Inc., Illume Agriculture LLC, and Does 1-50 Employment Law judge Aug. 11, 2023
Jose Dominguez, on behalf of himself and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Basin Valve Company; Blair-Martin Co., Inc., and Does 1-50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 10, 2023
George Marin Jr., as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., Nestle Dreyer's Ice Cream Company, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 3, 2023
Cristina Gonzalez, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Good Samaritan Hospital, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 8, 2022
Khalid Abu-Dayyeh and Aminah Uwais, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Guidance Residential LLC, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge May 27, 2022
Alfredo Espinosa Jr., Alice Espinosa v. Penske Truck Leasing, Corp.; Fidel Sanchez, and Does 1 to 50 Personal Injury judge May 27, 2022
Terry Sullivan v. NuSil Technology LLC; Israel (Last Name Unknown), and Does 1 through 250 Employment Law judge May 13, 2022
The People of the State of California v. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. Business Law judge Mar. 25, 2022
William Mora, Christine Mora v. Albertsons LLC, AM Wighton & Sons dba A&J Refrigeration and Does 1 through 10, inclusive Personal Injury judge Mar. 18, 2022
Randy Hatfield v. Michael C. Tivnon Medical judge Mar. 11, 2022
Stacey Lee Burton v. Francisco Murillo Personal Injury judge Feb. 11, 2022
Melanie Singer v. California Highway Patrol, and Does 1-100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 14, 2022
Laurence Mitchell Little, Susan Little v. Davinder Singh, Wabash National, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Oct. 15, 2021
Kelly M. McCardle v. Tony's Pizza, Anthony Martinez Jr. Personal Injury judge Oct. 1, 2021
Infinity Select Insurance Company v. Timothy Maples, et al and related cross-complaint Insurance judge Jul. 9, 2021
Anthony McCarthy v. Kern High School District, Kern High School Board of Trustees, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge May 21, 2021
Angelica Hermosillo v. Brent Robinson, Kevin Wood Personal Injury judge Jan. 15, 2021
The People of the State of California ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of the State of California v. County of Kern, The Kern County Sheriff's Office Constitutional Law judge Jan. 15, 2021
Imani Lewis v. De Anda Transportation, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 6, 2020
Olegario Becerra Garcia v. A&B Trucking Services Inc., Aaron Robinson Personal Injury judge Jul. 17, 2020
Dennis Carpenter v. Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District, Does Supervisor One, Does Supervisor Two and Does Supervisor Three Employment Law judge Feb. 22, 2019
Sharrell Lynn Castro v. Jorge A. Enriquez- Diaz, M.D. Medical judge Jan. 4, 2019
In re Excalibur Property Holdings LLC Real Property Respondent Mar. 31, 2012
Thomas Haddad, et al. v. Donald Valpredo, et al. Contracts Defendant Mar. 25, 2003
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