
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 1
Department/Division:
1
350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300
Nominated to the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 1, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, December 2023, and confirmed January 2024; appointed to the Napa County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec 5, 2018; commissioner, Napa County Superior Court, 2006-2018; deputy district attorney, Napa County, 2000-2006
UC Berkeley School of Law
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
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Pay It Forward | Napa County (Napa) | Mar. 11, 2020 |
The Comfort Zone | Napa County Superior Court | Jan. 11, 2009 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
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In re L.H.
author
|
Juveniles | Apr. 10, 2025 |
Modification: Hearn v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
reversed in part
|
Employment Law | Jan. 29, 2025 |
Hearn v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
reversed in part
|
Employment Law | Jan. 27, 2025 |
Review granted: Keeton v. Tesla
author
|
Arbitration | Sep. 13, 2024 |
Keeton v. Tesla
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 27, 2024 |
Modification: Ververka v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Jun. 6, 2024 |
People v. Pritchett
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 29, 2024 |
Ververka v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
author
|
Employment Discrimination | May 23, 2024 |
Silva v. Medic Ambulance Service, Inc.
author
|
Employment Law | Apr. 5, 2024 |
People v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 24, 2023 |
People v. Jones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 5, 2023 |
Golick v. State of California
affirmed
|
Torts | Sep. 9, 2022 |
Siri v. Sutter Home Winery
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2022 |
People v. Fisher
remanded
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 17, 2021 |
In re Matthew W.
reversed
|
Juveniles | Jul. 12, 2021 |
Nunn v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | May 20, 2021 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Pay It Forward | Napa County (Napa) | Mar. 11, 2020 |
The Comfort Zone | Napa County Superior Court | Jan. 11, 2009 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
In re L.H.
author
|
Juveniles | Apr. 10, 2025 |
Modification: Hearn v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
reversed in part
|
Employment Law | Jan. 29, 2025 |
Hearn v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
reversed in part
|
Employment Law | Jan. 27, 2025 |
Review granted: Keeton v. Tesla
author
|
Arbitration | Sep. 13, 2024 |
Keeton v. Tesla
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 27, 2024 |
Modification: Ververka v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Jun. 6, 2024 |
People v. Pritchett
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 29, 2024 |
Ververka v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
author
|
Employment Discrimination | May 23, 2024 |
Silva v. Medic Ambulance Service, Inc.
author
|
Employment Law | Apr. 5, 2024 |
People v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 24, 2023 |
People v. Jones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 5, 2023 |
Golick v. State of California
affirmed
|
Torts | Sep. 9, 2022 |
Siri v. Sutter Home Winery
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2022 |
People v. Fisher
remanded
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 17, 2021 |
In re Matthew W.
reversed
|
Juveniles | Jul. 12, 2021 |
Nunn v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | May 20, 2021 |