Judge (ret.)
Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008, retired August 1, 2025; head deputy public defender, deputy public defender, Los Angeles county, 1985-2008; associate, Farnsworth, Saperstein & Seligman, San Francisco, 1984-85
UC Hastings College of the Law, 1983
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Solving Creatively | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Feb. 27, 2018 |
| Defender's New Focus | Los Angeles County Superior Court | Feb. 4, 2009 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial gatekeepers: the changing role of judicial officers and expert testimony | Civil Litigation | Feb. 24, 2014 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Hester
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 16, 2020 |
|
People v. Johnson
dismissed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 6, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Baum and Jimmy Callahan v. ABC Unified School District | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 6, 2023 |
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial gatekeepers: the changing role of judicial officers and expert testimony | Discovery | Feb. 24, 2014 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Solving Creatively | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Feb. 27, 2018 |
| Defender's New Focus | Los Angeles County Superior Court | Feb. 4, 2009 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial gatekeepers: the changing role of judicial officers and expert testimony | Civil Litigation | Feb. 24, 2014 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Hester
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 16, 2020 |
|
People v. Johnson
dismissed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 6, 2019 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Baum and Jimmy Callahan v. ABC Unified School District | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 6, 2023 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judicial gatekeepers: the changing role of judicial officers and expert testimony | Discovery | Feb. 24, 2014 |
