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John L. Segal

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Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
2nd Appellate District, Division 7
Department/Division: 7

300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
(213) 830-7000



Appointed to state appellate court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May 2015; Los Angeles County Superior Court judge 2000-15; attorney, Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLP, 1988-2000;clerk, 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1987-88

USC Gould School of Law, 1987



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Wordsmith 2nd District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles) Sep. 12, 2017
A Sea of Calm Los Angeles County Superior Court Oct. 22, 2008

Rulings
Case Category Published
Carachure v. City of Azusa
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 17, 2025
People v. Munoz
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2025
Talbott v. Ghadimi
author
 Civil Procedure Mar. 20, 2025
Kaushansky v. Stonecroft Attorneys, APC
concurring
 Attorneys Mar. 17, 2025
Newell v. Superior Court (Rollins)
author
 Trust and Estates Dec. 23, 2024
Modification: Wawrzenski v. United Airlines
author
 Employment Discrimination Dec. 12, 2024
Wawrzenski v. United Airlines
author
 Employment Discrimination Nov. 13, 2024
Lathrop v. Thor Motor Coach, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Oct. 7, 2024
In re Gilberto G.
author
 Dependency Sep. 13, 2024
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Assn. v. County of Los Angeles
author
 Government Jun. 24, 2024
In re Kieran S.
author
 Dependency May 6, 2024
Vines v. O'Reilly Auto Enterprises
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 24, 2024
Mondragon v. Sunrun Inc.
author
 Arbitration Apr. 23, 2024
Jackson v. Board of Civil Service Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 9, 2024
Fitness International v. KB Salt Lake III
author
 Real Property Sep. 27, 2023
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center v. Allstate Insurance Co.
author
 Health Care Sep. 19, 2023
People v. Portillo
concurring
 Evidence May 16, 2023
Razoumovitch v. 726 Hudson Ave.
author
 Torts May 12, 2023
Childhelp, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
author
 Government May 8, 2023
Modification: People v. Henderson
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2023
Brubaker v. Strum
author
 Family Law Jan. 17, 2023
People v. Henderson
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 17, 2022
Fajardo v. Dailey
author
 Torts Nov. 11, 2022
Miller v. Dept. of Real Estate
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Oct. 17, 2022
City of Oakland v. The Oakland Raiders
affirmed
 Contracts Sep. 15, 2022
Evenskaas v. California Transit, Inc.
author
 Arbitration Jul. 18, 2022
Nazir v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2022
The Association of Deputy District Attorneys v. Gascon
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2022
Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los Angeles
author
 Constitutional Law May 23, 2022
SwiftAir v. Southwest Airlines
author
 Commercial Law Apr. 7, 2022
In re J.C.
author
 Juveniles Apr. 6, 2022
People v. Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2022
In re Abigail L.
author
 Juveniles Feb. 16, 2022
Marriage of Brubaker and Strum
author
 Family Law Jan. 5, 2022
In re Scarlett V.
author
 Immigration Dec. 10, 2021
Doe v. Lawndale Elementary School Dist.
author
 Juveniles Dec. 2, 2021
Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
author
 Torts Oct. 22, 2021
In re Y.W.
author
 Juveniles Oct. 20, 2021
Schrage v. Schrage
author
 Corporations Sep. 23, 2021
Guzman v. NBA Automotive, Inc.
author
 Employment Law Sep. 20, 2021
Jolie v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
concurring
 Judges Jul. 26, 2021
Modification: Phipps v. Copeland Corporation
author
 Remedies Jun. 11, 2021
Phipps v. Copeland Corporation
author
 Remedies May 20, 2021
Modification: Lent v. California Coastal Commission
author
 Administrative Agencies Apr. 19, 2021
Lent v. California Coastal Commission
author
 Administrative Agencies Apr. 7, 2021
Amended Opinion: People v. Montelongo
author
 statutory_interpretation Feb. 1, 2021
People v. Hernandez
author
 statutory_interpretation Jan. 26, 2021
Swain v. Laseraway Medical Group
author
 Arbitration Nov. 5, 2020
People v. Montelongo
author
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 19, 2020
People v. Henderson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2020
Shih v. Starbucks Corp.
author
 Torts Aug. 26, 2020
People v. The North River Insurance Co.
concurring
 statutory_interpretation Aug. 19, 2020
Davis v. Superior Court (Sathre)
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2020
City of Redondo Beach v. Padilla
concurring
 Constitutional Law Mar. 25, 2020
In re Milton
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
County of Los Angeles Child Support Services Dept. v. Watson
author
 Family Law Dec. 2, 2019
Doe v. Occidental College
author
 Evidence Sep. 25, 2019
Alaama v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 20, 2019
Mackovksa v. Viewcrest Road Properties LLC
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 19, 2019
People v. Suh
author
 Insurance Jul. 10, 2019
Jenni Rivera Enterprises v. Latin World Entertainment
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 28, 2019
Global Financial Distributors v. Superior Court
author
 Civil Procedure May 15, 2019
Summers v. Colette
author
 statutory_interpretation Apr. 17, 2019
Cohen v. TNP 2008 Participating Notes
author
 Civil Procedure Jan. 31, 2019
Zhang v. Jenevein
author
 Civil Procedure Jan. 24, 2019
International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. City of Monterey Park
author
 Labor Law Jan. 8, 2019
Honeycutt v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
author
 Arbitration Aug. 6, 2018
Albert v. Truck Insurance Exchange
author
 Insurance May 17, 2018
Modification: People v. Billingsley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2018
People v. Billingsley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2018
Shahbazian v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 27, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Terry J. LaRue v. Health Net of California, Inc.; Accountable Health Care IPA, A Professional Medical Corporation; Birinder S. Brara, M.D., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Insurance judge Jul. 14, 2017
Gloria George v. City of Santa Monica Personal Injury judge Apr. 15, 2006
Confidential Personal Injury judge Mar. 16, 2006
Nancy B. Schapiro v. Lisa A. Mannarino, Enterprise Rent A Car Personal Injury judge Oct. 22, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 23, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 2, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury judge Aug. 10, 2004
Elizabeth Cosin v. Dario McDonald, Regents of the University of California Personal Injury judge Jul. 27, 2004
Sandra Bankhead, Henry Chumley, Sheila Gardner v. Victor Gura Personal Injury judge Apr. 20, 2004
Regina Dillard v. Valet Parking Service, I Cugini Restaurant Personal Injury judge Mar. 7, 2004
Sattazahn v. Golub Landlord/Tenant judge Mar. 2, 2004
Donald Goldstone, Luann Murphy v. Aaliyah Dana Naughton, Estate of Aaliyah Dana Naughton, Budget Rent-A-Car Personal Injury judge Nov. 4, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2003
Nancy Myers v. Ian Armstrong Personal Injury judge Oct. 21, 2003
Mohamed Hodjatie, Aghdas Ghoodsi v. City of Santa Monica, Jacqueline Harris, Elizabeth Orona, Gilbert Roman Personal Injury judge Aug. 26, 2003
Terrence Steckman v. Lauren Stomel Personal Injury judge Aug. 12, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jul. 29, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jun. 17, 2003
Marquis Jackson v. Los Angeles Unified School District Torts Plaintiff Aug. 12, 2000
Title Court Published
Wordsmith 2nd District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles) Sep. 12, 2017
A Sea of Calm Los Angeles County Superior Court Oct. 22, 2008
Case Category Published
Carachure v. City of Azusa
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 17, 2025
People v. Munoz
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 9, 2025
Talbott v. Ghadimi
author
 Civil Procedure Mar. 20, 2025
Kaushansky v. Stonecroft Attorneys, APC
concurring
 Attorneys Mar. 17, 2025
Newell v. Superior Court (Rollins)
author
 Trust and Estates Dec. 23, 2024
Modification: Wawrzenski v. United Airlines
author
 Employment Discrimination Dec. 12, 2024
Wawrzenski v. United Airlines
author
 Employment Discrimination Nov. 13, 2024
Lathrop v. Thor Motor Coach, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Oct. 7, 2024
In re Gilberto G.
author
 Dependency Sep. 13, 2024
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Assn. v. County of Los Angeles
author
 Government Jun. 24, 2024
In re Kieran S.
author
 Dependency May 6, 2024
Vines v. O'Reilly Auto Enterprises
author
 Civil Procedure Apr. 24, 2024
Mondragon v. Sunrun Inc.
author
 Arbitration Apr. 23, 2024
Jackson v. Board of Civil Service Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 9, 2024
Fitness International v. KB Salt Lake III
author
 Real Property Sep. 27, 2023
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center v. Allstate Insurance Co.
author
 Health Care Sep. 19, 2023
People v. Portillo
concurring
 Evidence May 16, 2023
Razoumovitch v. 726 Hudson Ave.
author
 Torts May 12, 2023
Childhelp, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
author
 Government May 8, 2023
Modification: People v. Henderson
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 2, 2023
Brubaker v. Strum
author
 Family Law Jan. 17, 2023
People v. Henderson
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 17, 2022
Fajardo v. Dailey
author
 Torts Nov. 11, 2022
Miller v. Dept. of Real Estate
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Oct. 17, 2022
City of Oakland v. The Oakland Raiders
affirmed
 Contracts Sep. 15, 2022
Evenskaas v. California Transit, Inc.
author
 Arbitration Jul. 18, 2022
Nazir v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2022
The Association of Deputy District Attorneys v. Gascon
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 3, 2022
Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los Angeles
author
 Constitutional Law May 23, 2022
SwiftAir v. Southwest Airlines
author
 Commercial Law Apr. 7, 2022
In re J.C.
author
 Juveniles Apr. 6, 2022
People v. Lopez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 16, 2022
In re Abigail L.
author
 Juveniles Feb. 16, 2022
Marriage of Brubaker and Strum
author
 Family Law Jan. 5, 2022
In re Scarlett V.
author
 Immigration Dec. 10, 2021
Doe v. Lawndale Elementary School Dist.
author
 Juveniles Dec. 2, 2021
Doe v. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
author
 Torts Oct. 22, 2021
In re Y.W.
author
 Juveniles Oct. 20, 2021
Schrage v. Schrage
author
 Corporations Sep. 23, 2021
Guzman v. NBA Automotive, Inc.
author
 Employment Law Sep. 20, 2021
Jolie v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
concurring
 Judges Jul. 26, 2021
Modification: Phipps v. Copeland Corporation
author
 Remedies Jun. 11, 2021
Phipps v. Copeland Corporation
author
 Remedies May 20, 2021
Modification: Lent v. California Coastal Commission
author
 Administrative Agencies Apr. 19, 2021
Lent v. California Coastal Commission
author
 Administrative Agencies Apr. 7, 2021
Amended Opinion: People v. Montelongo
author
 statutory_interpretation Feb. 1, 2021
People v. Hernandez
author
 statutory_interpretation Jan. 26, 2021
Swain v. Laseraway Medical Group
author
 Arbitration Nov. 5, 2020
People v. Montelongo
author
 statutory_interpretation Oct. 19, 2020
People v. Henderson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 16, 2020
Shih v. Starbucks Corp.
author
 Torts Aug. 26, 2020
People v. The North River Insurance Co.
concurring
 statutory_interpretation Aug. 19, 2020
Davis v. Superior Court (Sathre)
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2020
City of Redondo Beach v. Padilla
concurring
 Constitutional Law Mar. 25, 2020
In re Milton
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2019
County of Los Angeles Child Support Services Dept. v. Watson
author
 Family Law Dec. 2, 2019
Doe v. Occidental College
author
 Evidence Sep. 25, 2019
Alaama v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 20, 2019
Mackovksa v. Viewcrest Road Properties LLC
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 19, 2019
People v. Suh
author
 Insurance Jul. 10, 2019
Jenni Rivera Enterprises v. Latin World Entertainment
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jun. 28, 2019
Global Financial Distributors v. Superior Court
author
 Civil Procedure May 15, 2019
Summers v. Colette
author
 statutory_interpretation Apr. 17, 2019
Cohen v. TNP 2008 Participating Notes
author
 Civil Procedure Jan. 31, 2019
Zhang v. Jenevein
author
 Civil Procedure Jan. 24, 2019
International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. City of Monterey Park
author
 Labor Law Jan. 8, 2019
Honeycutt v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
author
 Arbitration Aug. 6, 2018
Albert v. Truck Insurance Exchange
author
 Insurance May 17, 2018
Modification: People v. Billingsley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2018
People v. Billingsley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 4, 2018
Shahbazian v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 27, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Terry J. LaRue v. Health Net of California, Inc.; Accountable Health Care IPA, A Professional Medical Corporation; Birinder S. Brara, M.D., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Insurance judge Jul. 14, 2017
Gloria George v. City of Santa Monica Personal Injury judge Apr. 15, 2006
Confidential Personal Injury judge Mar. 16, 2006
Nancy B. Schapiro v. Lisa A. Mannarino, Enterprise Rent A Car Personal Injury judge Oct. 22, 2005
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 23, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury judge Nov. 2, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury judge Aug. 10, 2004
Elizabeth Cosin v. Dario McDonald, Regents of the University of California Personal Injury judge Jul. 27, 2004
Sandra Bankhead, Henry Chumley, Sheila Gardner v. Victor Gura Personal Injury judge Apr. 20, 2004
Regina Dillard v. Valet Parking Service, I Cugini Restaurant Personal Injury judge Mar. 7, 2004
Sattazahn v. Golub Landlord/Tenant judge Mar. 2, 2004
Donald Goldstone, Luann Murphy v. Aaliyah Dana Naughton, Estate of Aaliyah Dana Naughton, Budget Rent-A-Car Personal Injury judge Nov. 4, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2003
Nancy Myers v. Ian Armstrong Personal Injury judge Oct. 21, 2003
Mohamed Hodjatie, Aghdas Ghoodsi v. City of Santa Monica, Jacqueline Harris, Elizabeth Orona, Gilbert Roman Personal Injury judge Aug. 26, 2003
Terrence Steckman v. Lauren Stomel Personal Injury judge Aug. 12, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jul. 29, 2003
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jun. 17, 2003
Marquis Jackson v. Los Angeles Unified School District Torts Plaintiff Aug. 12, 2000
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