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Danny Y. Chou

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Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 5
Department/Division: 5 Days: M-F

350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300



Nominated to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, February 2023, and confirmed June 2023; appointed to the San Mateo County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; assistant county counsel, Santa Clara County Counsel's Office, 2012-18; chief of complex and special litigation, chief of appellate litigation, San Francisco City Attorney's Office, 2006-12; supervising staff attorney, judicial staff attorney, California Supreme Court; 1999-06; staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1998-99; associate, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, PC, San Francisco, 1995-98; clerk, Judge Stanley. A. Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District, 1994-95

Harvard Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Checking the Script San Mateo County Jul. 17, 2019

Rulings
Case Category Published
Ballesteros v. Ford Motor Co.
author
 Arbitration Mar. 26, 2025
Modification: Baca v. Kuang
author
 Real Property Feb. 11, 2025
Baca v. Kuang
author
 Real Property Jan. 14, 2025
Humboldt Alliance for Responsible Planning v. California Coastal Commission
author
 Environmental Law Dec. 23, 2024
People v. Billy
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 10, 2024
People v. Dowdy
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 27, 2024
People v. Daffeh
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2024
T.M. v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Juveniles Aug. 28, 2024
Shah v. Skillz Inc.
author
 Employment Law Apr. 9, 2024
W. Bradley Electric v. Mitchell Engineering
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 29, 2024
People v. Olay
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 22, 2023
Phillips v. Gordon
affirmed
 Evidence Nov. 30, 2023
Modification: People v. Pomar
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2023
People v. Pomar
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2023
Modification: SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Sep. 14, 2023
SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Aug. 18, 2023
Traiman v. Alameda Unified School Dist.
author
 Tax Aug. 4, 2023
Wellsfry v. Ocean Colony Partners
affirmed
 Torts Apr. 28, 2023
City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 16, 2022
Lincoln v. Lopez
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 27, 2022
In re M.S.
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 25, 2021
Crestwood Behavioral Health v. Lacy
author
 Labor Law Oct. 20, 2021
In re Moore
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 2021

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Damont Richardson, Raoof Abdul Sayad, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Pegasus Aviation Services LLC, and Does 1 thru 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 30, 2022
Millbrae Square Company v. RPM/Belgium N.V., RPM International Inc., RPM Belgium Vandex, Chemical Specialties Manufacturing Corporation, Alteco Polymer Systems, Alteco Polymers, Alteco Polymer Flooring, Alteco Technik GMBH, Ryerson Concrete LLC, and Does 1 through 100 Contracts judge Jan. 21, 2022
The People of the State of California, acting by and through City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Blue Cross of California Inc. dba Anthem Blue Cross; Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company; Health Net of California Inc., and Does 1 to 50 Business Law Plaintiff Sep. 17, 2016
State of California ex rel. David Sherwin v. Office Depot Inc. Torts Plaintiff Dec. 13, 2014
The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action Torts Plaintiff Feb. 15, 2014
The People of the State of California, acting by and through San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Blue Cross of California Inc. dba Anthem Blue Cross; Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company; Health Net of California Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Insurance Plaintiff Mar. 9, 2013
Airis Holdings LLC, Duane Morris, LLP v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport Contracts Defendant Sep. 8, 2012
In Re: McKesson Governmental Entities Average Wholesale Price Litigation Torts Plaintiff Jun. 9, 2012
Wild Equity Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, National Parks Conservation Association, Surfrider Foundation, Sequoia Audubon, Sierra Club v. City and County of San Francisco, Ed Lee, Philip Ginsburg Environmental Law Defendant Dec. 24, 2011
Craig Yates v. Union Square Civil Rights Defendant Mar. 27, 2010
Title Court Published
Checking the Script San Mateo County Jul. 17, 2019
Case Category Published
Ballesteros v. Ford Motor Co.
author
 Arbitration Mar. 26, 2025
Modification: Baca v. Kuang
author
 Real Property Feb. 11, 2025
Baca v. Kuang
author
 Real Property Jan. 14, 2025
Humboldt Alliance for Responsible Planning v. California Coastal Commission
author
 Environmental Law Dec. 23, 2024
People v. Billy
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 10, 2024
People v. Dowdy
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 27, 2024
People v. Daffeh
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2024
T.M. v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Juveniles Aug. 28, 2024
Shah v. Skillz Inc.
author
 Employment Law Apr. 9, 2024
W. Bradley Electric v. Mitchell Engineering
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 29, 2024
People v. Olay
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 22, 2023
Phillips v. Gordon
affirmed
 Evidence Nov. 30, 2023
Modification: People v. Pomar
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2023
People v. Pomar
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 14, 2023
Modification: SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Sep. 14, 2023
SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Aug. 18, 2023
Traiman v. Alameda Unified School Dist.
author
 Tax Aug. 4, 2023
Wellsfry v. Ocean Colony Partners
affirmed
 Torts Apr. 28, 2023
City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 16, 2022
Lincoln v. Lopez
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Apr. 27, 2022
In re M.S.
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 25, 2021
Crestwood Behavioral Health v. Lacy
author
 Labor Law Oct. 20, 2021
In re Moore
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 2021
Case Name Topic Role Published
Damont Richardson, Raoof Abdul Sayad, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Pegasus Aviation Services LLC, and Does 1 thru 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Sep. 30, 2022
Millbrae Square Company v. RPM/Belgium N.V., RPM International Inc., RPM Belgium Vandex, Chemical Specialties Manufacturing Corporation, Alteco Polymer Systems, Alteco Polymers, Alteco Polymer Flooring, Alteco Technik GMBH, Ryerson Concrete LLC, and Does 1 through 100 Contracts judge Jan. 21, 2022
The People of the State of California, acting by and through City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Blue Cross of California Inc. dba Anthem Blue Cross; Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company; Health Net of California Inc., and Does 1 to 50 Business Law Plaintiff Sep. 17, 2016
State of California ex rel. David Sherwin v. Office Depot Inc. Torts Plaintiff Dec. 13, 2014
The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action Torts Plaintiff Feb. 15, 2014
The People of the State of California, acting by and through San Francisco City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Blue Cross of California Inc. dba Anthem Blue Cross; Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company; Health Net of California Inc., and Does 1 through 50 Insurance Plaintiff Mar. 9, 2013
Airis Holdings LLC, Duane Morris, LLP v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport Contracts Defendant Sep. 8, 2012
In Re: McKesson Governmental Entities Average Wholesale Price Litigation Torts Plaintiff Jun. 9, 2012
Wild Equity Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, National Parks Conservation Association, Surfrider Foundation, Sequoia Audubon, Sierra Club v. City and County of San Francisco, Ed Lee, Philip Ginsburg Environmental Law Defendant Dec. 24, 2011
Craig Yates v. Union Square Civil Rights Defendant Mar. 27, 2010
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