Judge (ret.)
Retired December 2020. Elevated to San Diego County Superior Court by consolidation, 1998; appointed to the San Diego Municipal Court by Gov. George Deukmejian, 1990; deputy district attorney, San Diego, 1976-90; founding partner, Conaway, Wedell & Elias, San Diego, 1976; founding partner, Elias & Foster, San Diego, 1975,
University of San Diego School of Law, 1975
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Revolving Door | San Diego Superior Court (Vista) | Jul. 20, 2017 |
Down the Middle | San Diego Superior Court (Vista) | Jul. 15, 2008 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
People v. Martinez
reversed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 10, 2025 |
People v. Alvarez
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2024 |
People v. Rodriguez
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 18, 2021 |
People v. Barton
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2020 |
People v. Superior Court (Frezier)
petition denied
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 15, 2020 |
People v. Barton
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2020 |
Fish v. Superior Court (San Diego)
petition granted
|
Evidence | Dec. 3, 2019 |
People v. Kopp
affirmed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2019 |
People v. Perez
affirmed
|
Immigration | Jan. 25, 2018 |
People v. Button
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 21, 2017 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Revolving Door | San Diego Superior Court (Vista) | Jul. 20, 2017 |
Down the Middle | San Diego Superior Court (Vista) | Jul. 15, 2008 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
People v. Martinez
reversed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 10, 2025 |
People v. Alvarez
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2024 |
People v. Rodriguez
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 18, 2021 |
People v. Barton
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2020 |
People v. Superior Court (Frezier)
petition denied
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 15, 2020 |
People v. Barton
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2020 |
Fish v. Superior Court (San Diego)
petition granted
|
Evidence | Dec. 3, 2019 |
People v. Kopp
affirmed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2019 |
People v. Perez
affirmed
|
Immigration | Jan. 25, 2018 |
People v. Button
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 21, 2017 |