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Allison M. Danner

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Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
6th Appellate District
Days: M-F

333 W Santa Clara St #1060
San Jose , CA 95113-1717
(408) 277-1004



Appointed to the 6th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2018; judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court, 2012-18; U.S. attorney's office, Northern District of California, 2007-12; Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 2009-10; professor, Vanderbilt University Law School, 2001-07; visiting professor, Harvard Law School and UCLA School of Law, 2006; lecturer, Stanford Law School, 2021, 2014-16, 2000; law clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, 1998-99; law clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge John T. Noonan Jr., 1997-98

Stanford Law School, 1997



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Curiosity and Core Legal Skills 6th District Court of Appeal (San Jose) Jul. 16, 2021
Allison M. Danner Santa Clara County (Palo Alto) Superior Court Aug. 21, 2013

Rulings
Case Category Published
People v. Morrison
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 2025
People v. Rogers
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 28, 2025
People v. Nuno
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 18, 2024
E.G. v. M.L.
author
Family Law Oct. 4, 2024
DiMaggio v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2024
People v. Howard
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2024
People v. Guenther
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 23, 2024
Rodriguez v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 11, 2024
Loeber v. Lakeside Joint School District
author
Tax Jul. 10, 2024
People ex rel. International Assn. of Firefighters v. City of Palo Alto
author
Municipal Law Jun. 4, 2024
Bassi v. Bassi
author
Anti-SLAPP May 9, 2024
City of San Jose v. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
author
Government Apr. 30, 2024
People v. Superior Court (Woodward)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2024
People v. Killian
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 6, 2024
People v. De La Rosa Burgara
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 13, 2023
People v. Ortiz
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 23, 2023
Preservation Action Council of San Jose v. City of San Jose
author
Environmental Law May 11, 2023
People v. Coulthard
author
Family Law Apr. 20, 2023
Modification: Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
author
Municipal Law Apr. 18, 2023
Nijmeddin v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 6, 2023
Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
author
Municipal Law Mar. 21, 2023
Aguilar v. Mandarich Law Grp.
author
Anti-SLAPP Jan. 17, 2023
People v. Arellano
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 16, 2022
Modification: California Water Curtailment Cases
author
Water Rights Sep. 29, 2022
California Water Curtailment Cases
author
Water Rights Sep. 13, 2022
People v. Rowland
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 9, 2022
Paredes v. Credit Consulting Services, Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2022
Technology Credit Union v. Rafat
author
Torts Aug. 18, 2022
People v. Ayon
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2022
People v. Deleoz
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2022
Committee for Sound Water v. City of Seaside
author
Environmental Law Jun. 3, 2022
Kim v. TWA Construction, Inc.
author
Commercial Law May 17, 2022
People v. Czirban
author
Workers' Compensation Apr. 29, 2022
Rose v. County of San Benito
author
Government Apr. 21, 2022
People v. Orellana
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 27, 2022
In re M.F.
author
Family Law Jan. 24, 2022
Conservatorship of C.O.
author
Conservatorship Nov. 22, 2021
Modification: Rodriguez v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 27, 2021
Rodriguez v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 21, 2021
Modification: People v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2021
Modification: People v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 6, 2021
People v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 22, 2021
Rozanova v. Uribe
author
Civil Procedure Sep. 1, 2021
People v. Czirban
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 19, 2021
Rivelli v. Hemm
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 4, 2021
Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corp.
author
Contracts Jun. 16, 2021
People v. Taylor
concurring
statutory_interpretation Jan. 26, 2021
Kwan Software Engineering, Inc. v. Hennings
author
Civil Procedure Dec. 4, 2020
Marriage of Sawyer
author
Family Law Nov. 25, 2020
Granny Purps, Inc. v. County of Santa Cruz
concurring
Government Aug. 7, 2020
Aixtron, Inc. v. Veeco Instruments Inc.
concurring
Arbitration Jul. 20, 2020
People v. Soto
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 13, 2020
People v. Castellanos
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2020
Nguyen v. Ford
author
Torts May 15, 2020
People v. Drayton
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 21, 2020
People v. Garcia
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 11, 2020
Marriage of Grimes and Mou
author
Family Law Feb. 21, 2020
People v. Petri
affirmed as modified
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 12, 2020
Kim v. County of Monterey
author
Torts Dec. 17, 2019
People v. Leelu
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
Short v. Superior Court (Santa Clara)
petition denied
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 4, 2019
Prima Donna Development Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
author
Arbitration Nov. 14, 2019
S.C. v. G.S.
author
Family Law Aug. 12, 2019
Bontilao v. Superior Court
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2019
People v. Weaver
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2019
People v. Bankers Insurance Co.
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2019
Orozco v. WPV San Jose, LLC
author
Civil Procedure Jun. 19, 2019
Jackpot Harvesting, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters, Inc.
author
Insurance Apr. 1, 2019
People v. Castillero
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 27, 2019
Laker v. Bd. of Trustees of the California State University
author
Anti-SLAPP Mar. 4, 2019
Perez v. County of Monterey
concurring
Constitutional Law Feb. 19, 2019
People v. Atkins
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 1, 2019
Modisette v. Apple Inc.
author
Torts Dec. 18, 2018
Roe v. Halbig
author
Civil Procedure Nov. 23, 2018
People v. Acosta
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 2018
Title Court Published
Curiosity and Core Legal Skills 6th District Court of Appeal (San Jose) Jul. 16, 2021
Allison M. Danner Santa Clara County (Palo Alto) Superior Court Aug. 21, 2013
Case Category Published
People v. Morrison
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 2025
People v. Rogers
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 28, 2025
People v. Nuno
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 18, 2024
E.G. v. M.L.
author
Family Law Oct. 4, 2024
DiMaggio v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2024
People v. Howard
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2024
People v. Guenther
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 23, 2024
Rodriguez v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 11, 2024
Loeber v. Lakeside Joint School District
author
Tax Jul. 10, 2024
People ex rel. International Assn. of Firefighters v. City of Palo Alto
author
Municipal Law Jun. 4, 2024
Bassi v. Bassi
author
Anti-SLAPP May 9, 2024
City of San Jose v. Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
author
Government Apr. 30, 2024
People v. Superior Court (Woodward)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2024
People v. Killian
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 6, 2024
People v. De La Rosa Burgara
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 13, 2023
People v. Ortiz
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 23, 2023
Preservation Action Council of San Jose v. City of San Jose
author
Environmental Law May 11, 2023
People v. Coulthard
author
Family Law Apr. 20, 2023
Modification: Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
author
Municipal Law Apr. 18, 2023
Nijmeddin v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 6, 2023
Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
author
Municipal Law Mar. 21, 2023
Aguilar v. Mandarich Law Grp.
author
Anti-SLAPP Jan. 17, 2023
People v. Arellano
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 16, 2022
Modification: California Water Curtailment Cases
author
Water Rights Sep. 29, 2022
California Water Curtailment Cases
author
Water Rights Sep. 13, 2022
People v. Rowland
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 9, 2022
Paredes v. Credit Consulting Services, Inc.
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 23, 2022
Technology Credit Union v. Rafat
author
Torts Aug. 18, 2022
People v. Ayon
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2022
People v. Deleoz
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2022
Committee for Sound Water v. City of Seaside
author
Environmental Law Jun. 3, 2022
Kim v. TWA Construction, Inc.
author
Commercial Law May 17, 2022
People v. Czirban
author
Workers' Compensation Apr. 29, 2022
Rose v. County of San Benito
author
Government Apr. 21, 2022
People v. Orellana
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 27, 2022
In re M.F.
author
Family Law Jan. 24, 2022
Conservatorship of C.O.
author
Conservatorship Nov. 22, 2021
Modification: Rodriguez v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 27, 2021
Rodriguez v. Superior Court (People)
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 21, 2021
Modification: People v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2021
Modification: People v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 6, 2021
People v. Brown
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 22, 2021
Rozanova v. Uribe
author
Civil Procedure Sep. 1, 2021
People v. Czirban
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 19, 2021
Rivelli v. Hemm
author
Civil Procedure Aug. 4, 2021
Hewlett-Packard Company v. Oracle Corp.
author
Contracts Jun. 16, 2021
People v. Taylor
concurring
statutory_interpretation Jan. 26, 2021
Kwan Software Engineering, Inc. v. Hennings
author
Civil Procedure Dec. 4, 2020
Marriage of Sawyer
author
Family Law Nov. 25, 2020
Granny Purps, Inc. v. County of Santa Cruz
concurring
Government Aug. 7, 2020
Aixtron, Inc. v. Veeco Instruments Inc.
concurring
Arbitration Jul. 20, 2020
People v. Soto
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 13, 2020
People v. Castellanos
concurring
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 1, 2020
Nguyen v. Ford
author
Torts May 15, 2020
People v. Drayton
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 21, 2020
People v. Garcia
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 11, 2020
Marriage of Grimes and Mou
author
Family Law Feb. 21, 2020
People v. Petri
affirmed as modified
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 12, 2020
Kim v. County of Monterey
author
Torts Dec. 17, 2019
People v. Leelu
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
Short v. Superior Court (Santa Clara)
petition denied
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 4, 2019
Prima Donna Development Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
author
Arbitration Nov. 14, 2019
S.C. v. G.S.
author
Family Law Aug. 12, 2019
Bontilao v. Superior Court
author
Civil Procedure Jul. 26, 2019
People v. Weaver
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 2, 2019
People v. Bankers Insurance Co.
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2019
Orozco v. WPV San Jose, LLC
author
Civil Procedure Jun. 19, 2019
Jackpot Harvesting, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters, Inc.
author
Insurance Apr. 1, 2019
People v. Castillero
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 27, 2019
Laker v. Bd. of Trustees of the California State University
author
Anti-SLAPP Mar. 4, 2019
Perez v. County of Monterey
concurring
Constitutional Law Feb. 19, 2019
People v. Atkins
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 1, 2019
Modisette v. Apple Inc.
author
Torts Dec. 18, 2018
Roe v. Halbig
author
Civil Procedure Nov. 23, 2018
People v. Acosta
author
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 29, 2018