Presiding Justice
California Courts of Appeal
3rd Appellate District
Days:
M-F
914 Capitol Mall, 4th Floor
Sacramento , CA 95814-4814
(916) 654-0209
Appointed presiding justice, 3rd District Court of Appeal, 2023-present, associate justice, 2022-23; appointed judge, Sacramento County Superior Court, 2005-2021, presiding judge 2012-13; senior assistant inspector general, Sacramento County Office of the Inspector General, 2004-5; deputy district attorney, Sacramento County, 1995-2004; assistant public defender, Sacramento County, 1989-95.
Lincoln Law School, Sacramento, 1988
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Presiding Justice Laurie Earl has transformed the 3rd District Court of Appeal | Presiding Justice 3rd District Court of Appeal | May 20, 2024 |
| Laurie Earl | Sacramento County (Sacramento) | Sep. 5, 2016 |
| Crossover Appeal | Sacramento County Superior Court | Feb. 27, 2007 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
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Marriage of J.G. and K.G.
author
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Family Law | May 5, 2025 |
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People v. Gray
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 14, 2025 |
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People v. Planchard
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 28, 2025 |
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Sandhu v. Board of Administration of CalPERS
author
|
Employment Law | Feb. 18, 2025 |
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Modification: People v. Robinson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 9, 2024 |
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People v. Robinson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 19, 2024 |
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Price v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2024 |
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People v. Ingram
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2024 |
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Paleny v. Fireplace Products U.S., Inc.
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Jun. 27, 2024 |
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Weber v. Superior Court (Fong)
author
|
Government | Apr. 9, 2024 |
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Modification: People v. Barner
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2024 |
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People v. Barner
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 13, 2024 |
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State Water Board Cases
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 13, 2023 |
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People v. Panighetti
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 26, 2023 |
|
People v. Morones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 20, 2023 |
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Modification: People v. Perez-Robles
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 19, 2023 |
|
Tsakopoulos Investments, LLC v. County of Sacramento
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 7, 2023 |
|
People v. Perez-Robles
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 6, 2023 |
|
Grant Park Neighborhood Assn. Advocates v. Dept. of Public Health
reversed and remanded
|
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 14, 2023 |
|
Barber Group, Inc. v. New Motor Vehicle Bd.
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Jul. 24, 2023 |
|
Rab v. Weber
affirmed
|
Government | May 30, 2023 |
|
Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. v. Baass
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | May 2, 2023 |
|
Modification: River's Side at Washington Squate Homeowners Assn. v. Superior Court (River's Side LLC)
author
|
Real Property | Mar. 31, 2023 |
|
California Manufacturers & Technology Assoc. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Mar. 23, 2023 |
|
Modification: People v. Burgess
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 20, 2023 |
|
People v. Edwards
author
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 8, 2023 |
|
River's Side at Washington Squate Homeowners Assn. v. Superior Court (River's Side LLC)
author
|
Real Property | Mar. 6, 2023 |
|
People v. Burgess
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 24, 2023 |
|
Parsons v. Estenson Logistics, LLC
author
|
Employment Law | Dec. 28, 2022 |
|
Dept. of Finance v. Commission on State Mandates
affirmed in part
|
Government | Nov. 21, 2022 |
|
Gormley v. Gonzalez
author
|
Contracts | Oct. 13, 2022 |
|
Miller v. Roseville Lodge No. 1293
author
|
Torts | Sep. 28, 2022 |
|
Callanan v. Grizzly Designs, LLC
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 25, 2022 |
|
People v. Shelly
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 15, 2022 |
|
JJD-HOV Elk Grove, LLC v. Jo-Ann Stores
author
|
Contracts | Jun. 28, 2022 |
|
In re M.E.
author
|
Juveniles | May 26, 2022 |
|
Michaels v. State Personnel Board (Public Employees' Retirement System)
affirmed
|
Government | Mar. 23, 2022 |
|
North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection Dist. v. Roeser
affirmed
|
Tax | Jan. 26, 2022 |
|
Wang v. City of Sacramento Police Dept.
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 1, 2021 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Presiding Justice Laurie Earl has transformed the 3rd District Court of Appeal | Presiding Justice 3rd District Court of Appeal | May 20, 2024 |
| Laurie Earl | Sacramento County (Sacramento) | Sep. 5, 2016 |
| Crossover Appeal | Sacramento County Superior Court | Feb. 27, 2007 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Marriage of J.G. and K.G.
author
|
Family Law | May 5, 2025 |
|
People v. Gray
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 14, 2025 |
|
People v. Planchard
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 28, 2025 |
|
Sandhu v. Board of Administration of CalPERS
author
|
Employment Law | Feb. 18, 2025 |
|
Modification: People v. Robinson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 9, 2024 |
|
People v. Robinson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 19, 2024 |
|
Price v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2024 |
|
People v. Ingram
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2024 |
|
Paleny v. Fireplace Products U.S., Inc.
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Jun. 27, 2024 |
|
Weber v. Superior Court (Fong)
author
|
Government | Apr. 9, 2024 |
|
Modification: People v. Barner
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2024 |
|
People v. Barner
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 13, 2024 |
|
State Water Board Cases
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 13, 2023 |
|
People v. Panighetti
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 26, 2023 |
|
People v. Morones
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 20, 2023 |
|
Modification: People v. Perez-Robles
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 19, 2023 |
|
Tsakopoulos Investments, LLC v. County of Sacramento
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 7, 2023 |
|
People v. Perez-Robles
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 6, 2023 |
|
Grant Park Neighborhood Assn. Advocates v. Dept. of Public Health
reversed and remanded
|
Administrative Agencies | Aug. 14, 2023 |
|
Barber Group, Inc. v. New Motor Vehicle Bd.
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Jul. 24, 2023 |
|
Rab v. Weber
affirmed
|
Government | May 30, 2023 |
|
Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. v. Baass
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | May 2, 2023 |
|
Modification: River's Side at Washington Squate Homeowners Assn. v. Superior Court (River's Side LLC)
author
|
Real Property | Mar. 31, 2023 |
|
California Manufacturers & Technology Assoc. v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Mar. 23, 2023 |
|
Modification: People v. Burgess
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 20, 2023 |
|
People v. Edwards
author
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 8, 2023 |
|
River's Side at Washington Squate Homeowners Assn. v. Superior Court (River's Side LLC)
author
|
Real Property | Mar. 6, 2023 |
|
People v. Burgess
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 24, 2023 |
|
Parsons v. Estenson Logistics, LLC
author
|
Employment Law | Dec. 28, 2022 |
|
Dept. of Finance v. Commission on State Mandates
affirmed in part
|
Government | Nov. 21, 2022 |
|
Gormley v. Gonzalez
author
|
Contracts | Oct. 13, 2022 |
|
Miller v. Roseville Lodge No. 1293
author
|
Torts | Sep. 28, 2022 |
|
Callanan v. Grizzly Designs, LLC
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 25, 2022 |
|
People v. Shelly
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 15, 2022 |
|
JJD-HOV Elk Grove, LLC v. Jo-Ann Stores
author
|
Contracts | Jun. 28, 2022 |
|
In re M.E.
author
|
Juveniles | May 26, 2022 |
|
Michaels v. State Personnel Board (Public Employees' Retirement System)
affirmed
|
Government | Mar. 23, 2022 |
|
North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection Dist. v. Roeser
affirmed
|
Tax | Jan. 26, 2022 |
|
Wang v. City of Sacramento Police Dept.
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 1, 2021 |