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Elwood G. Lui

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Administrative Presiding Justice
California Courts of Appeal
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
2nd District Court of Appeal
Department/Division: 2

300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
(213) 830-7000



Lui is a past partner at Jones Day and a former Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. He served as justice on the California Court of Appeals since 2015 and was appointed presiding justice of Division Two of the 2nd District by Gov. Jerry Brown on November 2, 2017.



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Justice Elwood Lui Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District (Los Angeles) Apr. 7, 2016

Columns
Title Category Published
Justice Gilbert to be honored by Chinese Lawyers Association Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations Apr. 4, 2019

Rulings
Case Category Published
People v. Bey
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 16, 2025
Modification: People v. Hodge
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 6, 2025
People v. Hodge
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 30, 2024
Enmark v. KC Community Care
author
 Arbitration Sep. 26, 2024
People v. Mason
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 25, 2024
Key v. Tyler
author
 probate_and_trusts May 28, 2024
People v. Hill
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 2024
In re Hicks
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 17, 2023
Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jun. 26, 2023
Dua v. Stillwater Insurance Company
author
 Insurance May 5, 2023
Juarez v. Ward
author
 Contracts Feb. 27, 2023
Valdez v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
author
 Torts Nov. 18, 2022
Bull Field, LLC v. Merced Irrigation Dist.
author
 Water Rights Nov. 18, 2022
People v. Vargas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 2022
People v. Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2022
Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp.
author
 Arbitration Sep. 6, 2022
Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
reversed
 Anti-SLAPP Aug. 18, 2022
People v. King
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 20, 2022
Nunez v. Cycad Management LLC
author
 Arbitration Apr. 13, 2022
Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dominguez)
author
 Employment Law Mar. 21, 2022
Tran v. County of Los Angeles
author
 Municipal Law Jan. 24, 2022
Woods v. American Film Institute
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 20, 2021
Modification: People v. Farfan
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 24, 2021
People v. Farfan
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 22, 2021
Chase v. Wizmann
author
 Torts Nov. 3, 2021
Dae v. Traver
author
 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 29, 2021
People v. Mendez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2021
Modification: People v. Moore
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 23, 2021
People v. Moore
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2021
Modification: Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
author
 Arbitration Aug. 23, 2021
Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
author
 Arbitration Aug. 3, 2021
People v. Clayton
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2021
Bradley v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
author
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 2, 2021
Salazar v. See's Candy Shops
author
 Employment Law May 12, 2021
Parada v. East Coast Transport Inc.
author
 Labor Law Apr. 5, 2021
Modification: Trenk v. Soheili
author
 Real Property Dec. 23, 2020
Trenk v. Soheili
author
 Real Property Dec. 22, 2020
People v. Nunez
author
 statutory_interpretation Nov. 5, 2020
Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad
author
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 28, 2020
City of Los Angeles v. Herman
author
 Constitutional Law Sep. 2, 2020
Cundall v. Mitchell-Clyde
author
 statutory_interpretation Jul. 2, 2020
Rubinstein v. Fakheri
author
 Contracts Jun. 4, 2020
California Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration v. Superior Court (Kintner)
concurring
 Tax May 11, 2020
Waller v. FCA US LLC
author
 Evidence May 7, 2020
People v. Wang
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 2020
Lopez v. Ledesma
author
 Remedies Mar. 26, 2020
Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jan. 9, 2020
Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
author
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 4, 2019
People v. Cutting
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 21, 2019
Stafford v. Attending Staff Assn.
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 1, 2019
Crooks v. Housing Authority of the City of L.A.
author
 Government Oct. 7, 2019
Litinsky v. Kaplan
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 7, 2019
Garcia v. Myllyla
author
 Remedies Oct. 7, 2019
People v. Thomas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2019
Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc.
affirmed in part
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 23, 2019
Rudisill v. Cal. Coastal Commission
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 7, 2019
Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Co.
author
 Insurance May 20, 2019
County L.A. Dept. Pub. Social Svcs. v. Civil Svc. Com. L.A. County
author
 Government May 17, 2019
Modification: Key v. Tyler
author
 Anti-SLAPP May 9, 2019
Key v. Tyler
author
 Anti-SLAPP Apr. 23, 2019
Kerley v. Weber
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 5, 2018
People v. Fleming
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 1, 2018
Payton v. CSI Electrical Contractors
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 1, 2018
Modification: Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
author
 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 17, 2018
Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
author
 Anti-SLAPP Aug. 30, 2018
People v. Yates
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 26, 2018
L.G. v. M.B.
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 16, 2018
People v. McVey
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2018
Baker Marquart LLP v. Kantor
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 26, 2018
Castillo v. Glenair Inc.
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 18, 2018
Marriage of Swain
author
 Family Law Mar. 28, 2018
Bel Air Internet, LLC v. Morales
author
 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 2, 2018
People v. Richards
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 18, 2017
People v. Watts
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 16, 2017
Serrano v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 31, 2017
Diego v. City of Los Angeles
author
 Employment Discrimination Sep. 15, 2017
Rubenstein v. The Gap Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Aug. 28, 2017
Ramirez v. City of Gardena
author
 Immunity Aug. 25, 2017
Sprunk v. Prisma LLC
author
 Arbitration Aug. 25, 2017
Towery v. State
author
 Immunity Aug. 11, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Sharon Cobb, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. BSH Home Appliances Corp. Consumer Law Defendant Sep. 26, 2015
The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action Torts Defendant Feb. 15, 2014
City of Anaheim v. Price.com Inc., et al. Taxation Defendant May 22, 2010
Ann L. Mayhew, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Mattel Inc., Fischer-Price Inc., Target Corporation, Toys 'R' Us Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., KB Toys Inc. and Kmart Corporation Consumer Law Defendant May 8, 2010
Joe Oronoz v. County of Los Angeles Constitutional Law Defendant Aug. 8, 2009
Title Court Published
Justice Elwood Lui Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District (Los Angeles) Apr. 7, 2016
Title Category Published
Justice Gilbert to be honored by Chinese Lawyers Association Judges and Judiciary, State Bar & Bar Associations Apr. 4, 2019
Case Category Published
People v. Bey
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 16, 2025
Modification: People v. Hodge
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 6, 2025
People v. Hodge
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 30, 2024
Enmark v. KC Community Care
author
 Arbitration Sep. 26, 2024
People v. Mason
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 25, 2024
Key v. Tyler
author
 probate_and_trusts May 28, 2024
People v. Hill
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 2024
In re Hicks
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 17, 2023
Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
reversed and remanded
 Civil Procedure Jun. 26, 2023
Dua v. Stillwater Insurance Company
author
 Insurance May 5, 2023
Juarez v. Ward
author
 Contracts Feb. 27, 2023
Valdez v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
author
 Torts Nov. 18, 2022
Bull Field, LLC v. Merced Irrigation Dist.
author
 Water Rights Nov. 18, 2022
People v. Vargas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 28, 2022
People v. Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2022
Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp.
author
 Arbitration Sep. 6, 2022
Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
reversed
 Anti-SLAPP Aug. 18, 2022
People v. King
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 20, 2022
Nunez v. Cycad Management LLC
author
 Arbitration Apr. 13, 2022
Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dominguez)
author
 Employment Law Mar. 21, 2022
Tran v. County of Los Angeles
author
 Municipal Law Jan. 24, 2022
Woods v. American Film Institute
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 20, 2021
Modification: People v. Farfan
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 24, 2021
People v. Farfan
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 22, 2021
Chase v. Wizmann
author
 Torts Nov. 3, 2021
Dae v. Traver
author
 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 29, 2021
People v. Mendez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 27, 2021
Modification: People v. Moore
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 23, 2021
People v. Moore
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2021
Modification: Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
author
 Arbitration Aug. 23, 2021
Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key
author
 Arbitration Aug. 3, 2021
People v. Clayton
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2021
Bradley v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
author
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 2, 2021
Salazar v. See's Candy Shops
author
 Employment Law May 12, 2021
Parada v. East Coast Transport Inc.
author
 Labor Law Apr. 5, 2021
Modification: Trenk v. Soheili
author
 Real Property Dec. 23, 2020
Trenk v. Soheili
author
 Real Property Dec. 22, 2020
People v. Nunez
author
 statutory_interpretation Nov. 5, 2020
Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad
author
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 28, 2020
City of Los Angeles v. Herman
author
 Constitutional Law Sep. 2, 2020
Cundall v. Mitchell-Clyde
author
 statutory_interpretation Jul. 2, 2020
Rubinstein v. Fakheri
author
 Contracts Jun. 4, 2020
California Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration v. Superior Court (Kintner)
concurring
 Tax May 11, 2020
Waller v. FCA US LLC
author
 Evidence May 7, 2020
People v. Wang
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 26, 2020
Lopez v. Ledesma
author
 Remedies Mar. 26, 2020
Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jan. 9, 2020
Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
author
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 4, 2019
People v. Cutting
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 21, 2019
Stafford v. Attending Staff Assn.
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 1, 2019
Crooks v. Housing Authority of the City of L.A.
author
 Government Oct. 7, 2019
Litinsky v. Kaplan
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 7, 2019
Garcia v. Myllyla
author
 Remedies Oct. 7, 2019
People v. Thomas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2019
Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc.
affirmed in part
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 23, 2019
Rudisill v. Cal. Coastal Commission
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 7, 2019
Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Co.
author
 Insurance May 20, 2019
County L.A. Dept. Pub. Social Svcs. v. Civil Svc. Com. L.A. County
author
 Government May 17, 2019
Modification: Key v. Tyler
author
 Anti-SLAPP May 9, 2019
Key v. Tyler
author
 Anti-SLAPP Apr. 23, 2019
Kerley v. Weber
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 5, 2018
People v. Fleming
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 1, 2018
Payton v. CSI Electrical Contractors
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 1, 2018
Modification: Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
author
 Anti-SLAPP Sep. 17, 2018
Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
author
 Anti-SLAPP Aug. 30, 2018
People v. Yates
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 26, 2018
L.G. v. M.B.
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 16, 2018
People v. McVey
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2018
Baker Marquart LLP v. Kantor
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 26, 2018
Castillo v. Glenair Inc.
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 18, 2018
Marriage of Swain
author
 Family Law Mar. 28, 2018
Bel Air Internet, LLC v. Morales
author
 Anti-SLAPP Mar. 2, 2018
People v. Richards
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 18, 2017
People v. Watts
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 16, 2017
Serrano v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 31, 2017
Diego v. City of Los Angeles
author
 Employment Discrimination Sep. 15, 2017
Rubenstein v. The Gap Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Aug. 28, 2017
Ramirez v. City of Gardena
author
 Immunity Aug. 25, 2017
Sprunk v. Prisma LLC
author
 Arbitration Aug. 25, 2017
Towery v. State
author
 Immunity Aug. 11, 2017
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