Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 5
Department/Division:
5
350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300
Appointed to the 1st Appellate District by Gov. Jerry Brown in November 2018. Brown appointed Burns to the state Environmental Protection Agency in 2011. Prior to that, he was an attorney with the Resources Law Group LLP, a Sacramento environmental law firm. He spent well over a decade at the state Department of Justice as a deputy attorney general and later a deputy solicitor general.
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
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People v. Anderson
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | May 6, 2025 |
In re L.W.
author
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Dependency | Mar. 20, 2025 |
Modification: Sunflower Alliance v. California Dept. of Conservation
author
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Environmental Law | Oct. 8, 2024 |
Anoke v. Twitter
author
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Arbitration | Sep. 19, 2024 |
Sunflower Alliance v. California Dept. of Conservation
author
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 9, 2024 |
People v. McCune
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 8, 2024 |
Mueller v. Mueller
author
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Contracts | Jun. 3, 2024 |
Modification: County of Alameda v. Alameda County Taxpayers' Assn., Inc.
author
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Tax | Feb. 26, 2024 |
County of Alameda v. Alameda County Taxpayers' Assn., Inc.
author
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Tax | Jan. 30, 2024 |
Mattson Technology v. Applied Materials
author
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Civil Procedure | Nov. 2, 2023 |
Williamson v. Genentech, Inc.
author
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Business Law | Aug. 7, 2023 |
In re A.B.
author
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Juveniles | Aug. 4, 2023 |
Modification: Make UC a Good Neighbor v. Regents of University of Cal.
author
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Environmental Law | Mar. 16, 2023 |
Make UC a Good Neighbor v. Regents of University of Cal.
author
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Environmental Law | Feb. 27, 2023 |
State Dept. of State Hospitals v. Superior Court (Jane Doe)
author
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Immunity | Nov. 3, 2022 |
People v. Guillory
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2022 |
People v. McCune
author
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Remedies | Jul. 26, 2022 |
Shoker v. Superior Court (Phangureh)
author
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Real Property | Jul. 18, 2022 |
City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.
author
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Civil Procedure | Jun. 16, 2022 |
People v. Smith
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2022 |
Hahn v. New York Air Brake LLC
author
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Civil Procedure | Apr. 27, 2022 |
Tola v. Bryant
author
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Corporations | Mar. 28, 2022 |
In re K.M.
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 22, 2022 |
People v. Smith
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 22, 2022 |
Modification: Mission Peak Conservancy v. State Water Resources Control Board
author
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Water Rights | Dec. 21, 2021 |
Mission Peak Conservancy v. State Water Resources Control Board
author
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Water Rights | Dec. 17, 2021 |
Modification: Doe v. Damron
author
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 11, 2021 |
Host International, Inc. v. City of Oakland
author
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Tax | Oct. 26, 2021 |
Doe v. Damron
author
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 22, 2021 |
People v. Sands
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 14, 2021 |
Reddish v. Westamerica Bank
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 31, 2021 |
In re M.W.
author
|
Juveniles | Aug. 11, 2021 |
Corona v. Superior Court (People)
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 24, 2021 |
Banister v. Marinidence Opco, LLC
author
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Arbitration | May 25, 2021 |
The Sonoma Land Trust v. Thompson
author
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Attorneys | May 5, 2021 |
In re Hoze
author
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statutory_interpretation | Mar. 1, 2021 |
Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. v. Superior Court (Fragoza)
author
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Civil Procedure | Feb. 19, 2021 |
Self v. Cher-AE Heights Indian Community
author
|
Government | Jan. 28, 2021 |
People v. Estrada
author
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statutory_interpretation | Dec. 18, 2020 |
Tiburon/Belvedere Residents United to Support the Trails v. Martha Co.
author
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Real Property | Oct. 28, 2020 |
In re McDowell
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 19, 2020 |
In re J.W.-P.
author
|
Dependency | Sep. 10, 2020 |
Save Berkeley's Neighborhoods v. Regents of the University of California
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jul. 2, 2020 |
Olabi v. Neutron Holdings, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 23, 2020 |
People v. Jones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2020 |
Hernandez v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
concurring
|
statutory_interpretation | Jun. 4, 2020 |
Galeotti v. International Union of Operating Engineers
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | May 8, 2020 |
Obbard v. State Bar of California
author
|
Attorneys | Apr. 30, 2020 |
Facebook, Inc. v. Super. Ct.
author
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statutory_interpretation | Mar. 10, 2020 |
In re McDowell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 3, 2020 |
Brome v. Cal. Highway Patrol
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Jan. 30, 2020 |
People v. Drayton
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 27, 2019 |
Ghezavat v. Harris
author
|
Torts | Oct. 1, 2019 |
People v. Hughes
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2019 |
Churchman v. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist.
author
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Torts | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Rel v. Pacific Bell Mobile Services
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 2, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
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Kristin M. Perry, Sandra B. Stier, Paul T. Katami, Jeffrey J. Zarrillo, et al. v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., et al. | Civil Rights | Defendant | Aug. 21, 2010 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
People v. Anderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 6, 2025 |
In re L.W.
author
|
Dependency | Mar. 20, 2025 |
Modification: Sunflower Alliance v. California Dept. of Conservation
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 8, 2024 |
Anoke v. Twitter
author
|
Arbitration | Sep. 19, 2024 |
Sunflower Alliance v. California Dept. of Conservation
author
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 9, 2024 |
People v. McCune
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 8, 2024 |
Mueller v. Mueller
author
|
Contracts | Jun. 3, 2024 |
Modification: County of Alameda v. Alameda County Taxpayers' Assn., Inc.
author
|
Tax | Feb. 26, 2024 |
County of Alameda v. Alameda County Taxpayers' Assn., Inc.
author
|
Tax | Jan. 30, 2024 |
Mattson Technology v. Applied Materials
author
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 2, 2023 |
Williamson v. Genentech, Inc.
author
|
Business Law | Aug. 7, 2023 |
In re A.B.
author
|
Juveniles | Aug. 4, 2023 |
Modification: Make UC a Good Neighbor v. Regents of University of Cal.
author
|
Environmental Law | Mar. 16, 2023 |
Make UC a Good Neighbor v. Regents of University of Cal.
author
|
Environmental Law | Feb. 27, 2023 |
State Dept. of State Hospitals v. Superior Court (Jane Doe)
author
|
Immunity | Nov. 3, 2022 |
People v. Guillory
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2022 |
People v. McCune
author
|
Remedies | Jul. 26, 2022 |
Shoker v. Superior Court (Phangureh)
author
|
Real Property | Jul. 18, 2022 |
City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 16, 2022 |
People v. Smith
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2022 |
Hahn v. New York Air Brake LLC
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 27, 2022 |
Tola v. Bryant
author
|
Corporations | Mar. 28, 2022 |
In re K.M.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 22, 2022 |
People v. Smith
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 22, 2022 |
Modification: Mission Peak Conservancy v. State Water Resources Control Board
author
|
Water Rights | Dec. 21, 2021 |
Mission Peak Conservancy v. State Water Resources Control Board
author
|
Water Rights | Dec. 17, 2021 |
Modification: Doe v. Damron
author
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 11, 2021 |
Host International, Inc. v. City of Oakland
author
|
Tax | Oct. 26, 2021 |
Doe v. Damron
author
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 22, 2021 |
People v. Sands
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 14, 2021 |
Reddish v. Westamerica Bank
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 31, 2021 |
In re M.W.
author
|
Juveniles | Aug. 11, 2021 |
Corona v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 24, 2021 |
Banister v. Marinidence Opco, LLC
author
|
Arbitration | May 25, 2021 |
The Sonoma Land Trust v. Thompson
author
|
Attorneys | May 5, 2021 |
In re Hoze
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 1, 2021 |
Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. v. Superior Court (Fragoza)
author
|
Civil Procedure | Feb. 19, 2021 |
Self v. Cher-AE Heights Indian Community
author
|
Government | Jan. 28, 2021 |
People v. Estrada
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 18, 2020 |
Tiburon/Belvedere Residents United to Support the Trails v. Martha Co.
author
|
Real Property | Oct. 28, 2020 |
In re McDowell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 19, 2020 |
In re J.W.-P.
author
|
Dependency | Sep. 10, 2020 |
Save Berkeley's Neighborhoods v. Regents of the University of California
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jul. 2, 2020 |
Olabi v. Neutron Holdings, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 23, 2020 |
People v. Jones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2020 |
Hernandez v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
concurring
|
statutory_interpretation | Jun. 4, 2020 |
Galeotti v. International Union of Operating Engineers
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | May 8, 2020 |
Obbard v. State Bar of California
author
|
Attorneys | Apr. 30, 2020 |
Facebook, Inc. v. Super. Ct.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 10, 2020 |
In re McDowell
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 3, 2020 |
Brome v. Cal. Highway Patrol
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Jan. 30, 2020 |
People v. Drayton
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 27, 2019 |
Ghezavat v. Harris
author
|
Torts | Oct. 1, 2019 |
People v. Hughes
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2019 |
Churchman v. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist.
author
|
Torts | Aug. 29, 2019 |
Rel v. Pacific Bell Mobile Services
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 2, 2019 |
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Kristin M. Perry, Sandra B. Stier, Paul T. Katami, Jeffrey J. Zarrillo, et al. v. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edmund G. Brown, Jr., et al. | Civil Rights | Defendant | Aug. 21, 2010 |