Judge
Master Calendar/ Mental Health /ROC
Riverside County Superior Court
Southwest Justice Center
Department/Division:
S201
Days:
M-F
30755-D Auld Rd
Murrieta , CA 92563
Reelected judge of Riverside County Superior Court, 2014; elected judge of Riverside County Superior Court, 2008; deputy district attorney, Riverside County District Attorney's office, 1997-2008
Pepperdine University School of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Cool and Coolheaded | Riverside County (Riverside) | Nov. 28, 2018 |
| John D. Molloy | Riverside County Superior Court (Riverside) | May 19, 2010 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. McKean
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 10, 2025 |
|
People v. Garcia
dismissed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 9, 2025 |
|
People v. Superior Court (Valdez)
petition granted
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2025 |
|
People v. Superior Court (Valdez)
petition granted
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 10, 2025 |
|
People v. Vicencio
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2024 |
|
People v. Thompson
vacated and remanded
|
Habeas Corpus | Oct. 28, 2024 |
|
People v. Gallardo
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 23, 2024 |
|
People v. Hernandez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 22, 2024 |
|
People v. Gonzalez
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 27, 2024 |
|
Lunsted v. Superior Court (People)
petition granted
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2024 |
|
Modification: People v. Berry-Vierwinden
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 26, 2023 |
|
People v. Berry-Vierwinden
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2023 |
|
People v. Rhodius
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 14, 2023 |
|
People v. Flores
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 2, 2023 |
|
Price v. Superior Court (People)
petition denied
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 5, 2023 |
|
People v. Werntz
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2023 |
|
People v. Carr
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 7, 2023 |
|
Modification: People v. Lopez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 10, 2023 |
|
People v. Lopez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 24, 2023 |
|
People v. Mendoza
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 13, 2023 |
|
People v. Boukes
affirmed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 30, 2022 |
|
People v. Fuller
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2022 |
|
People v. Richardson
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2022 |
|
In re Harper
petition denied
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 21, 2022 |
|
People v. Pixley
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2022 |
|
People v. Jenkins
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 27, 2021 |
|
People v. Stewart
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2021 |
|
People v. Coleman
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2021 |
|
People v. Harris
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2021 |
|
People v. Gallo
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 20, 2020 |
|
People v. Lamoureux
affirmed as modified
|
statutory_interpretation | Nov. 9, 2020 |
|
People v. Jones
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Oct. 29, 2020 |
|
Guerrero v. Hestrin
reversed and remanded
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 22, 2020 |
|
People v. Gomez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 15, 2020 |
|
People v. Valles
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 21, 2020 |
|
People v. Sanchez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 11, 2020 |
|
Nelson v. Tucker Ellis, LLP
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | May 7, 2020 |
|
People v. Law
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 7, 2020 |
|
People v. Torres
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2020 |
|
People v. Cervantes
affirmed as modified
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 10, 2020 |
|
People v. Flores
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2020 |
|
People v. Lamoureux
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2019 |
|
Bustos v. Global P.E.T.
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Jan. 18, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Doe 7050 v. Alvord Unified School District; Scott Albertson; Scott Batie; and Does 4-10 | Personal Injury | judge | Dec. 13, 2024 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Cool and Coolheaded | Riverside County (Riverside) | Nov. 28, 2018 |
| John D. Molloy | Riverside County Superior Court (Riverside) | May 19, 2010 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. McKean
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 10, 2025 |
|
People v. Garcia
dismissed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 9, 2025 |
|
People v. Superior Court (Valdez)
petition granted
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2025 |
|
People v. Superior Court (Valdez)
petition granted
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 10, 2025 |
|
People v. Vicencio
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2024 |
|
People v. Thompson
vacated and remanded
|
Habeas Corpus | Oct. 28, 2024 |
|
People v. Gallardo
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 23, 2024 |
|
People v. Hernandez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 22, 2024 |
|
People v. Gonzalez
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 27, 2024 |
|
Lunsted v. Superior Court (People)
petition granted
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2024 |
|
Modification: People v. Berry-Vierwinden
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 26, 2023 |
|
People v. Berry-Vierwinden
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2023 |
|
People v. Rhodius
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 14, 2023 |
|
People v. Flores
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 2, 2023 |
|
Price v. Superior Court (People)
petition denied
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 5, 2023 |
|
People v. Werntz
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2023 |
|
People v. Carr
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 7, 2023 |
|
Modification: People v. Lopez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 10, 2023 |
|
People v. Lopez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 24, 2023 |
|
People v. Mendoza
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 13, 2023 |
|
People v. Boukes
affirmed in part
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 30, 2022 |
|
People v. Fuller
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2022 |
|
People v. Richardson
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 17, 2022 |
|
In re Harper
petition denied
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 21, 2022 |
|
People v. Pixley
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2022 |
|
People v. Jenkins
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 27, 2021 |
|
People v. Stewart
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2021 |
|
People v. Coleman
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2021 |
|
People v. Harris
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2021 |
|
People v. Gallo
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 20, 2020 |
|
People v. Lamoureux
affirmed as modified
|
statutory_interpretation | Nov. 9, 2020 |
|
People v. Jones
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Oct. 29, 2020 |
|
Guerrero v. Hestrin
reversed and remanded
|
Constitutional Law | Oct. 22, 2020 |
|
People v. Gomez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 15, 2020 |
|
People v. Valles
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 21, 2020 |
|
People v. Sanchez
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 11, 2020 |
|
Nelson v. Tucker Ellis, LLP
affirmed
|
Civil Procedure | May 7, 2020 |
|
People v. Law
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 7, 2020 |
|
People v. Torres
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 4, 2020 |
|
People v. Cervantes
affirmed as modified
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 10, 2020 |
|
People v. Flores
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2020 |
|
People v. Lamoureux
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2019 |
|
Bustos v. Global P.E.T.
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Jan. 18, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Doe 7050 v. Alvord Unified School District; Scott Albertson; Scott Batie; and Does 4-10 | Personal Injury | judge | Dec. 13, 2024 |