Goodwin H. Liu

Associate Justice
California Supreme Court
Earl Warren Building
Days: M-F

350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-4797
(415) 865-7092

Appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to state Supreme Court, 2011; law professor, UC Berkeley School of Law, 2003-11; associate, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 2001-03; law clerk, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Supreme Court, 2001; special assistant to the deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Education; 1999-2000; law clerk, David S. Tatel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1998-99

Yale Law School, 1998

Title	Court	Published
Turnover opens door for Liu's influence	California Supreme Court	Oct. 2, 2014

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Turnover opens door for Liu's influence

California Supreme Court

Oct. 2, 2014

Case	Category	Published
Modification: People v. Hin author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 28, 2025
New England Country Foods v. Vanlaw Food Products author	Contracts	Apr. 24, 2025
People v. McGhee author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 3, 2025
People v. Hin author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 3, 2025
People v. Lopez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 23, 2025
People v. Collins concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 6, 2025
Capito v. San Jose Healthcare System, LP author	Health Care	Dec. 24, 2024
Rodriguez v. FCA US, LLC author	Consumer Law	Oct. 31, 2024
People v. Williams dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 29, 2024
In re Tellez concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 26, 2024
People v. Frazier dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 5, 2024
Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc. dissenting	Employment Law	Aug. 1, 2024
Castellanos, et al. v. State of California, et al. author	Constitutional Law	Jul. 25, 2024
Legislature of the State of California v. Weber (Hiltachk) author	Government	Jun. 20, 2024
People v. Nadey dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 17, 2024
People v. Carter author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 20, 2024
People v. McDavid author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 29, 2024
Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors author	Employment Law	Mar. 25, 2024
People v. Hardin dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 4, 2024
Haggerty v. Thornton author	probate_and_trusts	Feb. 8, 2024
People v. Rojas author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 18, 2023
Gantner v. PG&E Corp. author	Utilities	Nov. 20, 2023
People v. Mumin concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 17, 2023
People v. Schuller concurring	Civil Procedure	Aug. 17, 2023
Adolph v. Uber Technologies Inc. author	Employment Law	Jul. 17, 2023
People v. Reyes author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 29, 2023
People v. Catarino author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 25, 2023
People ex rel. Garcia-Brower v. Kolla's, Inc. author	Employment Law	May 22, 2023
In re F.M. author	Juveniles	May 4, 2023
In re Cabrera author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 2, 2023
People v. McWilliams concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 23, 2023
People v. Espinoza author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 26, 2023
People v. Waldon author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 23, 2023
In re D.P. author	Dependency	Jan. 19, 2023
People v. Tacardon dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 29, 2022
People v. Ramirez dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 5, 2022
People v. Miranda-Guerrero author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Nov. 17, 2022
Geiser v. Kuhns author	Anti-SLAPP	Aug. 29, 2022
People v. Tran author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 29, 2022
Modification: County of Butte v. Dept. of Water Resources author	Government	Aug. 25, 2022
In re Milton dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 22, 2022
Coast Community College Dist. v. Commission on State Mandates concurring	Education	Aug. 15, 2022
Zolly v. City of Oakland author	Tax	Aug. 11, 2022
People v. Morelos dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 11, 2022
County of Butte v. Dept. of Water Resources author	Government	Aug. 1, 2022
People v. Mataele dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jul. 21, 2022
People v. Pineda concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 27, 2022
Pulliam v. HNL Automotive, Inc. author	Consumer Law	May 27, 2022
People v. Padilla author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 27, 2022
In re Christopher L. author	Juveniles	Apr. 26, 2022
Sheen v. Wells Fargo Bank concurring	Banking	Mar. 8, 2022
Lopez v. Ledesma author	Torts	Feb. 25, 2022
People v. Holmes, McClain & Newborn dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 1, 2022
Olson v. Doe author	Civil Procedure	Jan. 14, 2022
People v. Johnson dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 4, 2022
Modification: People v. McDaniel author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 22, 2021
People v. McDaniel concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 27, 2021
Busker v. Wabtec dissenting	Labor Law	Aug. 17, 2021
Pollock v. Tri-Modal Distribution Services, Inc. author	Employment Law	Jul. 27, 2021
Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC author	Employment Law	Jul. 16, 2021
People v. Dworak author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jul. 16, 2021
People v. Battle dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jul. 2, 2021
People v. Ollo author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 22, 2021
In re E.F. author	Juveniles	Apr. 20, 2021
Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC author	Labor Law	Feb. 26, 2021
People v. Baker concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 2, 2021
People v. Johnsen author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 2, 2021
In re Palmer concurring	statutory_interpretation	Jan. 29, 2021
People v. Gentile author	statutory_interpretation	Dec. 18, 2020
In re Long author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 1, 2020
Amended Opinion: People v. Triplett author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Sep. 2, 2020
Jarman v. HCR ManorCare, Inc. concurring	statutory_interpretation	Aug. 18, 2020
People v. Suarez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 14, 2020
B.B. v. County of Los Angeles concurring	Torts	Aug. 11, 2020
Ixchel Pharma LLC v. Biogen Inc. author	Torts	Aug. 4, 2020
In re Brace author	Family Law	Jul. 24, 2020
People v. Lopez author	Constitutional Law	Jul. 1, 2020
Oman v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. concurring	Labor Law	Jun. 30, 2020
Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court (People) author	Remedies	Jun. 26, 2020
In re Scoggins author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 26, 2020
People v. Miles dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 29, 2020
People v. Flores concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 5, 2020
People v. Guerrero author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 1, 2020
People v. Orozco author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 27, 2020
Modification: People v. Beck and Cruz author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 14, 2020
People v. Partee author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 24, 2020
United Educators of San Francisco v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Bd. author	Employment Law	Jan. 17, 2020
Mathews v. Becerra author	Constitutional Law	Dec. 27, 2019
California School Boards Association v. State of California author	Education	Dec. 20, 2019
People v. Beck and Cruz author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 3, 2019
People v. Johnson dissenting	Constitutional Law	Nov. 26, 2019
Modification: In re Ricardo P. author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 30, 2019
People v. Foster author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 23, 2019
In re Ricardo P. author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 16, 2019
In re Masters author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 13, 2019
White v. Square, Inc. author	Constitutional Law	Aug. 13, 2019
Christensen v. Lightbourne author	Administrative Agencies	Jul. 9, 2019
People v. Mitchell author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 25, 2019
People v. Caro concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 14, 2019
People v. Erskine author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 24, 2019
People v. Rivera author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 24, 2019
People v. Dalton author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 17, 2019
Black Sky Capital, LLC v. Cobb author	Real Property	May 7, 2019
McClain v. Sav-On Drugs author	Tax	Mar. 5, 2019
People v. Armstrong dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 5, 2019
In re B.M. author	Juveniles	Dec. 28, 2018
Avitia v. Superior Court author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 27, 2018
Gerard v. Orange Coast Mem. Medical Center author	Labor Law	Dec. 11, 2018
People v. Miracle dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 4, 2018
People v. Gomez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Nov. 30, 2018
Modification: Troester v. Starbucks Corporation author	Labor Law	Sep. 4, 2018
Modification: People v. Case affirmed as modified	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 17, 2018
Modification: People v. Lopez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 17, 2018
In re Manriquez dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jul. 27, 2018
Troester v. Starbucks Corporation author	Labor Law	Jul. 27, 2018
Hassell v. Bird dissenting	Civil Procedure	Jul. 3, 2018
People v. Lopez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 29, 2018
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. v. State of California author	statutory_interpretation	Jun. 29, 2018
In re Cowan author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 19, 2018
Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp. v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction Co., Inc. concurring	Insurance	Jun. 5, 2018
People v. Case dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 1, 2018
People v. Hardy dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 1, 2018
People v. Penunuri author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 1, 2018
People v. Rodriguez author	Constitutional Law	May 18, 2018
People v. Perez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 8, 2018
People v. Reed dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 8, 2018
People v. Soto dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 1, 2018
Modification: People v. Contreras author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 13, 2018
People v. Buza dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 3, 2018
People v. Martinez concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 30, 2018
People v. Garton author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 6, 2018
People v. Contreras author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 27, 2018
Hernandez v. Restoration Hardware, Inc. concurring	Civil Procedure	Jan. 30, 2018
McMillin Albany LLC v. Superior Court author	Torts	Jan. 19, 2018
People v. Hicks dissenting	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 29, 2017
Jackson v. Superior Court (People) author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 12, 2017
In re Martinez author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 5, 2017
City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conservation District concurring	Government	Dec. 5, 2017
Tri-Fanucchi Farms v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board author	Labor Law	Nov. 28, 2017
Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board author	Labor Law	Nov. 28, 2017
Vasilenko v. Grace Family Church author	Torts	Nov. 14, 2017
P. v. Wall (Randall) author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Nov. 14, 2017
Briggs v. Brown concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 25, 2017
Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. San Diego Association of Governments author	Environmental Law	Jul. 14, 2017
In re Albert C. author	Juveniles	Jul. 11, 2017
People v. Sivongxxay dissenting	Administrative Agencies	Jun. 19, 2017

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