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Lydia M. Villarreal

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Judge



Retired April 2021; Monterey County Superior Court

UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1980



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Judge Lydia M Villarreal Monterey County Superior Aug. 2, 2002

Rulings
Case Category Published
Marina Coast Water Dist. v. County of Monterey
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law Oct. 5, 2023
Friends, Artists & Neighbors of Elkhorn Slough v. Cal. Coastal Com.
reversed
 Environmental Law Dec. 15, 2021
The Inns by the Sea v. California Mutual Ins. Co.
affirmed
 Insurance Nov. 17, 2021
People v. Lipsett
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 25, 2020
Modification: Blaser v. State Teachers' Retirement System
reversed and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Aug. 8, 2019
Blaser v. State Teachers' Retirement System
reversed and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 12, 2019
Guernsey v. City of Salinas
reversed
 Evidence Dec. 19, 2018
Jackpot Harvesting Co. v. Superior Court (Monterey)
petition granted
 Labor Law Aug. 16, 2018
The Highway 68 Coalition v. County of Monterey (Omni Resources LLC)
affirmed
 Environmental Law Aug. 28, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Ag Land Trust v. Uni-Kool Partners, LP, et al. Real Property judge Mar. 2, 2018
Title Court Published
Judge Lydia M Villarreal Monterey County Superior Aug. 2, 2002
Case Category Published
Marina Coast Water Dist. v. County of Monterey
reversed and remanded
 Environmental Law Oct. 5, 2023
Friends, Artists & Neighbors of Elkhorn Slough v. Cal. Coastal Com.
reversed
 Environmental Law Dec. 15, 2021
The Inns by the Sea v. California Mutual Ins. Co.
affirmed
 Insurance Nov. 17, 2021
People v. Lipsett
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 25, 2020
Modification: Blaser v. State Teachers' Retirement System
reversed and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Aug. 8, 2019
Blaser v. State Teachers' Retirement System
reversed and remanded
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 12, 2019
Guernsey v. City of Salinas
reversed
 Evidence Dec. 19, 2018
Jackpot Harvesting Co. v. Superior Court (Monterey)
petition granted
 Labor Law Aug. 16, 2018
The Highway 68 Coalition v. County of Monterey (Omni Resources LLC)
affirmed
 Environmental Law Aug. 28, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Ag Land Trust v. Uni-Kool Partners, LP, et al. Real Property judge Mar. 2, 2018
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