Presiding Justice
Retired January 19, 2021; Appointed presiding justice, Division Three of 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown June 15, 2018. Appointed to Court of Appeal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, December 2005. Worked in governor's office 2003-2005 and served as legal affairs secretary and interim chief of staff.
UC Hastings
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Dousing State's Legal Fires Honed Justice's Composure | 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) | Feb. 21, 2008 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
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Maxwell v. Atria Management Co., LLC
author
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Arbitration | Sep. 20, 2024 |
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People v. Valle
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2024 |
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Danielson v. County of Humboldt
author
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Government | Jun. 27, 2024 |
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Modification: Sweeney v. San Francisco Bay Conservation
author
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Administrative Agencies | Apr. 16, 2021 |
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Sweeney v. San Francisco Bay Conservation
author
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Administrative Agencies | Mar. 23, 2021 |
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Modification: Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board
author
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Water Rights | Mar. 22, 2021 |
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Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board
author
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Water Rights | Feb. 23, 2021 |
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People v. Carr
author
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statutory_interpretation | Jan. 21, 2021 |
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Marriage of DeSouza
author
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Family Law | Aug. 31, 2020 |
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Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group
author
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Arbitration | Aug. 19, 2020 |
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People v. Lawson
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 6, 2020 |
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Modification: Ben-E-Lect v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins. Co.
author
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Antitrust | Jul. 24, 2020 |
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People v. Collom
author
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statutory_interpretation | Jul. 15, 2020 |
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Ben-E-Lect v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins. Co.
author
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Antitrust | Jul. 7, 2020 |
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People v. Cole
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 18, 2020 |
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Wittenberg v. Bornstein
dissenting
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Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 15, 2020 |
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Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group
author
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Arbitration | Jun. 4, 2020 |
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Owens v. City of Oakland Housing, Residential Rent
author
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Real Property | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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Huang v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
author
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Civil Procedure | May 1, 2020 |
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People v. Perlas
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 15, 2020 |
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People v. Graves
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 10, 2020 |
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Modification: People v. Blanchard
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 10, 2020 |
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People v. Blanchard
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 3, 2020 |
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People v. Sanchez
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 23, 2019 |
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Williams-Sonoma Song-Beverly Act Cases
author
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Consumer Law | Oct. 2, 2019 |
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Marriage of Goodwin-Mitchell and Mitchell
author
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Family Law | Sep. 26, 2019 |
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Castillo v. Superior Court
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2019 |
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People v. Chen
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 |
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People v. Wiley
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 |
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Ryze Claim Solutions LLC v. Superior Court
author
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Civil Procedure | Apr. 5, 2019 |
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People v. Alvarez
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 15, 2019 |
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Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette
concurring
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Government | Feb. 12, 2019 |
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In re E.T.
author
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Dependency | Jan. 14, 2019 |
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Uber Technologies v. Google
author
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Contracts | Oct. 2, 2018 |
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Lofton v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
author
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Attorneys | Oct. 2, 2018 |
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Sander v. State Bar of California
author
|
Public Records Act | Aug. 27, 2018 |
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Modification: Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 7, 2018 |
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Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
author
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Consumer Law | Jul. 17, 2018 |
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People v. Ahmed
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2018 |
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Smythe v. Uber Technologies Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 11, 2018 |
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Tierney v. Javaid
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 6, 2018 |
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People v. Rhinehart
author
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Constitutional Law | Mar. 5, 2018 |
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Brown v. Garcia
author
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Native American Affairs | Dec. 4, 2017 |
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Jameson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
author
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Employment Law | Nov. 3, 2017 |
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Protect Telegraph Hill v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 17, 2017 |
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Pesticide Action Network North America v. California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation (Valent U.S.A. Corp.)
author
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 21, 2017 |
|
People v. Financial Casualty & Surety Inc.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2017 |
|
Ayala v. Dawson
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 7, 2017 |
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D.W., a Minor
author
|
Juveniles | Aug. 4, 2017 |
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People v. DeLeon
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2017 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Dousing State's Legal Fires Honed Justice's Composure | 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) | Feb. 21, 2008 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Maxwell v. Atria Management Co., LLC
author
|
Arbitration | Sep. 20, 2024 |
|
People v. Valle
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2024 |
|
Danielson v. County of Humboldt
author
|
Government | Jun. 27, 2024 |
|
Modification: Sweeney v. San Francisco Bay Conservation
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Apr. 16, 2021 |
|
Sweeney v. San Francisco Bay Conservation
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 23, 2021 |
|
Modification: Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board
author
|
Water Rights | Mar. 22, 2021 |
|
Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board
author
|
Water Rights | Feb. 23, 2021 |
|
People v. Carr
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 21, 2021 |
|
Marriage of DeSouza
author
|
Family Law | Aug. 31, 2020 |
|
Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group
author
|
Arbitration | Aug. 19, 2020 |
|
People v. Lawson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 6, 2020 |
|
Modification: Ben-E-Lect v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins. Co.
author
|
Antitrust | Jul. 24, 2020 |
|
People v. Collom
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jul. 15, 2020 |
|
Ben-E-Lect v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins. Co.
author
|
Antitrust | Jul. 7, 2020 |
|
People v. Cole
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 18, 2020 |
|
Wittenberg v. Bornstein
dissenting
|
Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 15, 2020 |
|
Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 4, 2020 |
|
Owens v. City of Oakland Housing, Residential Rent
author
|
Real Property | Jun. 3, 2020 |
|
Huang v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 1, 2020 |
|
People v. Perlas
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 15, 2020 |
|
People v. Graves
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 10, 2020 |
|
Modification: People v. Blanchard
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 10, 2020 |
|
People v. Blanchard
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 3, 2020 |
|
People v. Sanchez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 23, 2019 |
|
Williams-Sonoma Song-Beverly Act Cases
author
|
Consumer Law | Oct. 2, 2019 |
|
Marriage of Goodwin-Mitchell and Mitchell
author
|
Family Law | Sep. 26, 2019 |
|
Castillo v. Superior Court
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2019 |
|
People v. Chen
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 |
|
People v. Wiley
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 |
|
Ryze Claim Solutions LLC v. Superior Court
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 5, 2019 |
|
People v. Alvarez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 15, 2019 |
|
Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette
concurring
|
Government | Feb. 12, 2019 |
|
In re E.T.
author
|
Dependency | Jan. 14, 2019 |
|
Uber Technologies v. Google
author
|
Contracts | Oct. 2, 2018 |
|
Lofton v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
author
|
Attorneys | Oct. 2, 2018 |
|
Sander v. State Bar of California
author
|
Public Records Act | Aug. 27, 2018 |
|
Modification: Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
author
|
Consumer Law | Aug. 7, 2018 |
|
Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
author
|
Consumer Law | Jul. 17, 2018 |
|
People v. Ahmed
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2018 |
|
Smythe v. Uber Technologies Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Jun. 11, 2018 |
|
Tierney v. Javaid
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 6, 2018 |
|
People v. Rhinehart
author
|
Constitutional Law | Mar. 5, 2018 |
|
Brown v. Garcia
author
|
Native American Affairs | Dec. 4, 2017 |
|
Jameson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
author
|
Employment Law | Nov. 3, 2017 |
|
Protect Telegraph Hill v. City and County of San Francisco
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 17, 2017 |
|
Pesticide Action Network North America v. California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation (Valent U.S.A. Corp.)
author
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 21, 2017 |
|
People v. Financial Casualty & Surety Inc.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2017 |
|
Ayala v. Dawson
author
|
Civil Procedure | Aug. 7, 2017 |
|
D.W., a Minor
author
|
Juveniles | Aug. 4, 2017 |
|
People v. DeLeon
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2017 |