
Associate Justice
California Supreme Court
Retired October 31, 2021; Appointed to California Supreme Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2015; director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, 2013-2015; Stanley Morrison professor of law, Stanford Law School, 2012-2015; special assistant to the president for justice and regulatory policy, The White House, Domestic Policy Council, 2009-2010; co-chair, Immigration Policy Working Group, 2008-2009; professor of law and Deane Johnson faculty scholar, Stanford Law School, 2007-2012; associate professor of law, Stanford Law School, 2003-2006; assistant professor of law, Stanford Law School, 2001-2003; law clerk to Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2000-2001; senior advisor to the undersecretary, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1997-1999
Yale Law School, 1997
Title | Court | Published |
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Pragmatism has guided Cuéllar on state high court | California Supreme Court | Dec. 3, 2018 |
Title | Category | Published |
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Calfornia’s courts need updating | Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court | Oct. 27, 2021 |
Access to justice in any language | Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights, California Supreme Court | Apr. 23, 2018 |
To ignore integrity is to attack integrity | Letters, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Government | Mar. 27, 2018 |
Case | Category | Published |
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Modification: Walker v. Superior Court (People)
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2021 |
Sandoval v. Qualcomm Inc.
author
|
Torts | Sep. 10, 2021 |
Walker v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2021 |
McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance Co.
author
|
Insurance | Aug. 31, 2021 |
Mendoza v. Fonseca McElroy Grinding Co., Inc.
dissenting
|
Labor Law | Aug. 17, 2021 |
People v. Battle
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2021 |
In re Caden C.
author
|
Juveniles | May 28, 2021 |
Stancil v. Superior Court (City of Redwood City)
author
|
statutory_interpretation | May 4, 2021 |
People v. Vivar
author
|
Immigration | May 4, 2021 |
Modification: People v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2021 |
People v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 13, 2021 |
Brown v. USA Taekwondo
concurring
|
Torts | Apr. 2, 2021 |
In re Humphrey
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2021 |
In re Palmer
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 29, 2021 |
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Newsom
author
|
Gaming | Sep. 1, 2020 |
Gund v. County of Trinity
author
|
Workers' Compensation | Aug. 28, 2020 |
Jarman v. HCR ManorCare, Inc.
dissenting
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 18, 2020 |
Facebook v. Superior Court (Lance Touchstone)
concurring
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2020 |
People v. Vargas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 14, 2020 |
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital v. State Dept. of Public Health
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 30, 2020 |
In re Christopher Lee White
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 22, 2020 |
People v. Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 3, 2020 |
Scholes v. Lambirth Trucking Co.
author
|
Remedies | Feb. 21, 2020 |
People v. Johnson
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 26, 2019 |
People v. Liu
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 22, 2019 |
Patterson v. Padilla
concurring
|
Government | Nov. 22, 2019 |
Modification: People v. Caro
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2019 |
ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Kalethia Lawson)
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 13, 2019 |
People v. Fontenot
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2019 |
City of Oroville v. Superior Court
author
|
Real Property | Aug. 16, 2019 |
Voris v. Lampert
dissenting
|
Torts | Aug. 16, 2019 |
People v. Mendez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 |
People v. Caro
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2019 |
Southern Cal. Gas Leak Cases
author
|
Torts | May 31, 2019 |
FilmOn.com Inc. v. DoubleVerify Inc.
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | May 7, 2019 |
In re H.W.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 29, 2019 |
Modification: People v. Johnson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 15, 2019 |
Rand Resources, LLC v. City of Carson
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Feb. 5, 2019 |
People v. Johnson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 28, 2018 |
People v. Superior Court (Smith)
author
|
Evidence | Dec. 14, 2018 |
County of San Diego v. Commission on State Mandates
author
|
Government | Nov. 20, 2018 |
Modification: People v. Spencer
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2018 |
People v. Gonzales
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2018 |
City of Morgan Hill v. Bushey
author
|
Government | Aug. 24, 2018 |
Modification: People v. Mora & Rangel
author
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 24, 2018 |
De La Torre v. CashCall, Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 14, 2018 |
People v. Spencer
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2018 |
People v. Mora & Rangel
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 3, 2018 |
Hassell v. Bird
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 3, 2018 |
People v. Gonzalez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 5, 2018 |
People v. Penunuri
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 1, 2018 |
Modification: People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 18, 2018 |
United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 15, 2018 |
People v. Reed
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 8, 2018 |
People v. Chavez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 27, 2018 |
In re Butler
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 3, 2018 |
Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
author
|
Attorneys | Mar. 6, 2018 |
People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 2, 2018 |
People v. Chatman
author
|
Constitutional Law | Feb. 2, 2018 |
T.H. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
author
|
Torts | Dec. 22, 2017 |
City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conservation District
concurring
|
Government | Dec. 5, 2017 |
California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland
author
|
Government | Aug. 29, 2017 |
Briggs v. Brown
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 25, 2017 |
People v. Sivongxxay
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 |
Ryan v. Rosenfeld
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 16, 2017 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Pragmatism has guided Cuéllar on state high court | California Supreme Court | Dec. 3, 2018 |
Title | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Calfornia’s courts need updating | Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court | Oct. 27, 2021 |
Access to justice in any language | Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights, California Supreme Court | Apr. 23, 2018 |
To ignore integrity is to attack integrity | Letters, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Government | Mar. 27, 2018 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Modification: Walker v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2021 |
Sandoval v. Qualcomm Inc.
author
|
Torts | Sep. 10, 2021 |
Walker v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2021 |
McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance Co.
author
|
Insurance | Aug. 31, 2021 |
Mendoza v. Fonseca McElroy Grinding Co., Inc.
dissenting
|
Labor Law | Aug. 17, 2021 |
People v. Battle
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2021 |
In re Caden C.
author
|
Juveniles | May 28, 2021 |
Stancil v. Superior Court (City of Redwood City)
author
|
statutory_interpretation | May 4, 2021 |
People v. Vivar
author
|
Immigration | May 4, 2021 |
Modification: People v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2021 |
People v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 13, 2021 |
Brown v. USA Taekwondo
concurring
|
Torts | Apr. 2, 2021 |
In re Humphrey
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2021 |
In re Palmer
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 29, 2021 |
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Newsom
author
|
Gaming | Sep. 1, 2020 |
Gund v. County of Trinity
author
|
Workers' Compensation | Aug. 28, 2020 |
Jarman v. HCR ManorCare, Inc.
dissenting
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 18, 2020 |
Facebook v. Superior Court (Lance Touchstone)
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2020 |
People v. Vargas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 14, 2020 |
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital v. State Dept. of Public Health
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 30, 2020 |
In re Christopher Lee White
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 22, 2020 |
People v. Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 3, 2020 |
Scholes v. Lambirth Trucking Co.
author
|
Remedies | Feb. 21, 2020 |
People v. Johnson
dissenting
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 26, 2019 |
People v. Liu
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 22, 2019 |
Patterson v. Padilla
concurring
|
Government | Nov. 22, 2019 |
Modification: People v. Caro
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2019 |
ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Kalethia Lawson)
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 13, 2019 |
People v. Fontenot
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2019 |
City of Oroville v. Superior Court
author
|
Real Property | Aug. 16, 2019 |
Voris v. Lampert
dissenting
|
Torts | Aug. 16, 2019 |
People v. Mendez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 |
People v. Caro
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2019 |
Southern Cal. Gas Leak Cases
author
|
Torts | May 31, 2019 |
FilmOn.com Inc. v. DoubleVerify Inc.
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | May 7, 2019 |
In re H.W.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 29, 2019 |
Modification: People v. Johnson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 15, 2019 |
Rand Resources, LLC v. City of Carson
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Feb. 5, 2019 |
People v. Johnson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 28, 2018 |
People v. Superior Court (Smith)
author
|
Evidence | Dec. 14, 2018 |
County of San Diego v. Commission on State Mandates
author
|
Government | Nov. 20, 2018 |
Modification: People v. Spencer
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2018 |
People v. Gonzales
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2018 |
City of Morgan Hill v. Bushey
author
|
Government | Aug. 24, 2018 |
Modification: People v. Mora & Rangel
author
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 24, 2018 |
De La Torre v. CashCall, Inc.
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 14, 2018 |
People v. Spencer
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2018 |
People v. Mora & Rangel
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 3, 2018 |
Hassell v. Bird
dissenting
|
Civil Procedure | Jul. 3, 2018 |
People v. Gonzalez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 5, 2018 |
People v. Penunuri
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 1, 2018 |
Modification: People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 18, 2018 |
United Riggers & Erectors, Inc. v. Coast Iron & Steel Co.
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 15, 2018 |
People v. Reed
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 8, 2018 |
People v. Chavez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 27, 2018 |
In re Butler
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 3, 2018 |
Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
author
|
Attorneys | Mar. 6, 2018 |
People v. Perez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 2, 2018 |
People v. Chatman
author
|
Constitutional Law | Feb. 2, 2018 |
T.H. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
author
|
Torts | Dec. 22, 2017 |
City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conservation District
concurring
|
Government | Dec. 5, 2017 |
California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland
author
|
Government | Aug. 29, 2017 |
Briggs v. Brown
dissenting
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 25, 2017 |
People v. Sivongxxay
dissenting
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 |
Ryan v. Rosenfeld
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 16, 2017 |