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Rosendo Peña Jr.

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Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
5th Appellate District
Days: M-F

2424 Cesar Chavez Blvd.
Fresno , CA 93721-3004
(559) 445-5324



Appointed justice by Gov. Gray Davis, Oct. 21, 2002; Fresno County Superior Court judge, 2002-12; lead attorney, 5th District Court of Appeal, 1983-90 and 1994-02; associate counsel, Hernandez & Ramirez Law Offices, 1992-94; deputy, state attorney general's office, 1990-92

UCLA School of Law, 1980



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
An Evenhanded Outlook 5th District Court of Appeal (Fresno) Dec. 13, 2017
Fresno Judge Draws on His Background Protesting Conditions of Farmworkers Fresno County Superior Court Dec. 1, 2008

Rulings
Case Category Published
Diamond v. Schweitzer
author
 Torts Apr. 22, 2025
People v. Chatman
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 5, 2025
People v. Rosemond
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 5, 2025
Hovannisian v. City of Fresno
author
 Tax Dec. 24, 2024
People v. Hernandez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 25, 2024
People v. Fouse
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 18, 2024
Bakersfield Californian v. Superior Court (Roberts)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 8, 2023
Westlands Water District v. All Persons Interested et al.
author
 Water Rights Sep. 5, 2023
Tulare Lake Canal Co. v. Stratford Public Utility District
author
 Environmental Law Jun. 8, 2023
Mendoza v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2023
Dominguez v. Bonta
author
 Constitutional Law Jan. 9, 2023
People v. Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2022
People v. Montano
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 23, 2022
Modification: People v. Ramos
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 18, 2022
People v. Ramos
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 28, 2022
People v. Aleo
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 1, 2021
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Water Rights Apr. 16, 2021
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Water Rights Apr. 8, 2021
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Water Rights Jan. 11, 2021
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Water Rights Dec. 11, 2020
People v. D.C.
author
 statutory_interpretation Sep. 18, 2020
People v. Barton
author
 statutory_interpretation Aug. 6, 2020
Serena M. v. Superior Court (Fresno County Dept. of Social Services)
concurring
 Dependency Jul. 28, 2020
People v. Quinonez
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2020
People v. Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2020
County of Kern v. Alta Sierra Holistic etc.
concurring
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 10, 2020
Estate of Ashlock
author
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 5, 2020
Modification: People v. Medrano
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 26, 2019
People v. Medrano
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
People v. Larios
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
Davis v. Mariposa County Board of Supervisors
author
 Government Aug. 22, 2019
In re Rigsby
author
 Prisoners' Rights Aug. 21, 2019
People v. Jefferson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 7, 2019
People v. Barton
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 12, 2019
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 24, 2018
People v. Tapia
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 4, 2018
People v. Fleming
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 2, 2018
Leyva v. Garcia
author
 Torts Mar. 5, 2018
Brown v. Superior Court (Fresno)
author
 statutory_interpretation Feb. 1, 2018
In re D.N.
author
 Juveniles Jan. 25, 2018
In re Robinson
author
 Prisoners' Rights Jan. 11, 2018
Title Court Published
An Evenhanded Outlook 5th District Court of Appeal (Fresno) Dec. 13, 2017
Fresno Judge Draws on His Background Protesting Conditions of Farmworkers Fresno County Superior Court Dec. 1, 2008
Case Category Published
Diamond v. Schweitzer
author
 Torts Apr. 22, 2025
People v. Chatman
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 5, 2025
People v. Rosemond
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 5, 2025
Hovannisian v. City of Fresno
author
 Tax Dec. 24, 2024
People v. Hernandez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 25, 2024
People v. Fouse
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 18, 2024
Bakersfield Californian v. Superior Court (Roberts)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 8, 2023
Westlands Water District v. All Persons Interested et al.
author
 Water Rights Sep. 5, 2023
Tulare Lake Canal Co. v. Stratford Public Utility District
author
 Environmental Law Jun. 8, 2023
Mendoza v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2023
Dominguez v. Bonta
author
 Constitutional Law Jan. 9, 2023
People v. Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 5, 2022
People v. Montano
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 23, 2022
Modification: People v. Ramos
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 18, 2022
People v. Ramos
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 28, 2022
People v. Aleo
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 1, 2021
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Water Rights Apr. 16, 2021
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Water Rights Apr. 8, 2021
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Water Rights Jan. 11, 2021
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Water Rights Dec. 11, 2020
People v. D.C.
author
 statutory_interpretation Sep. 18, 2020
People v. Barton
author
 statutory_interpretation Aug. 6, 2020
Serena M. v. Superior Court (Fresno County Dept. of Social Services)
concurring
 Dependency Jul. 28, 2020
People v. Quinonez
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2020
People v. Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2020
County of Kern v. Alta Sierra Holistic etc.
concurring
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 10, 2020
Estate of Ashlock
author
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 5, 2020
Modification: People v. Medrano
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 26, 2019
People v. Medrano
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
People v. Larios
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
Davis v. Mariposa County Board of Supervisors
author
 Government Aug. 22, 2019
In re Rigsby
author
 Prisoners' Rights Aug. 21, 2019
People v. Jefferson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 7, 2019
People v. Barton
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 12, 2019
Antelope Valley Groundwater Cases
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 24, 2018
People v. Tapia
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 4, 2018
People v. Fleming
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 2, 2018
Leyva v. Garcia
author
 Torts Mar. 5, 2018
Brown v. Superior Court (Fresno)
author
 statutory_interpretation Feb. 1, 2018
In re D.N.
author
 Juveniles Jan. 25, 2018
In re Robinson
author
 Prisoners' Rights Jan. 11, 2018
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