District Judge
USDC Northern District of California
Phillip Burton Federal Building & US Courthouse
Department/Division:
5
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
17th
450 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 522-4173
Nominated to the US District Court for Northern District of California by Pres. Joseph Biden in July 2022, confirmed by Senate in September 2023. Appointed to San Francisco Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, June 27, 2018, Associate Morrison and Foerster LLP 2012-2014, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California 2014-2018.
Harvard Law School
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| A Tailored Approach | San Francisco County | Oct. 8, 2020 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging social science can inform pretrial release decisions | Criminal | May 26, 2021 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Sarmiento-Zuniga
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 20, 2025 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Paperno and Robert Gibbany, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Whirlpool Corporation | Consumer Law | judge | Mar. 28, 2025 |
| John Prutsman, Amira Martz, Simcha Ringel, Naiomi Marden, Alana Balagot, Corinne Warren, Sunny Lai, and David Klein, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Nonstop Administration and Insurance Services Inc., inclusive | Contracts | judge | Feb. 21, 2025 |
| Diego Guzman and Kevin Whitlatch, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated current and former employees v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, Corteva Agriscience LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Employment Law | judge | Oct. 4, 2024 |
| Darrell Eugene Johnson v. San Mateo County | Civil Rights | judge | Apr. 19, 2024 |
| In Re JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Modification Litigation | Real Property | Defendant | Jun. 14, 2014 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| A Tailored Approach | San Francisco County | Oct. 8, 2020 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging social science can inform pretrial release decisions | Criminal | May 26, 2021 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Sarmiento-Zuniga
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 20, 2025 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Paperno and Robert Gibbany, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Whirlpool Corporation | Consumer Law | judge | Mar. 28, 2025 |
| John Prutsman, Amira Martz, Simcha Ringel, Naiomi Marden, Alana Balagot, Corinne Warren, Sunny Lai, and David Klein, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Nonstop Administration and Insurance Services Inc., inclusive | Contracts | judge | Feb. 21, 2025 |
| Diego Guzman and Kevin Whitlatch, individually and on behalf of all similarly situated current and former employees v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, Corteva Agriscience LLC, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Employment Law | judge | Oct. 4, 2024 |
| Darrell Eugene Johnson v. San Mateo County | Civil Rights | judge | Apr. 19, 2024 |
| In Re JPMorgan Chase Mortgage Modification Litigation | Real Property | Defendant | Jun. 14, 2014 |