
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
Title | Court | Published |
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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 |
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People v. Morrison
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 15, 2025 |
People v. Rogers
author
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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 |