
Presiding Judge
Criminal, Juvenile, Probate
Del Norte County Superior Court
Main Courthouse
Department/Division:
1
Days:
M-F
450 H Street, Room 209
Crescent City , CA 95531
(707) 464-8115
Del Norte County Superior Court judge, 2015-present (elected in 2014); sole practitioner, 1997-1999, 2004-2014; chief executive officer, Del Norte County Local Agency Formation Commission, 2004-2008; Del Norte County deputy district attorney, 2003-2004; partner, Cochran and McElfresh, 1999-2003
University of San Diego School of Law, 1996
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Rural Rider | Del Norte County (Crescent City) | May 7, 2018 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Modification: People v. Hall
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 9, 2024 |
People v. Hall
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 13, 2023 |
Modification: People v. Coddington
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 2, 2023 |
People v. Coddington
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 17, 2023 |
People v. Hiller
reversed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2023 |
People v. Ross
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2022 |
People v. Walker
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2021 |
People v. Southard
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2021 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Estate of Carol Joyce Steele v. Nadine Salas | Contracts | judge | Sep. 4, 2020 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Rural Rider | Del Norte County (Crescent City) | May 7, 2018 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Modification: People v. Hall
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 9, 2024 |
People v. Hall
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 13, 2023 |
Modification: People v. Coddington
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 2, 2023 |
People v. Coddington
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 17, 2023 |
People v. Hiller
reversed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2023 |
People v. Ross
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2022 |
People v. Walker
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2021 |
People v. Southard
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2021 |
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Estate of Carol Joyce Steele v. Nadine Salas | Contracts | judge | Sep. 4, 2020 |