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Charles R. Hayes

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business law, labor & employment, litigation, real estate
ADR Services Inc
Days: M-F

225 Broadway Ste 1400
San Diego , CA 92101
Phone: (619) 233-1323
Fax: (619) 233-1324
Email: judgecharleshayes@adrservices.org

Retired from the bench 2010. Elevated by Gov. George Deukmejian to San Diego County Superior Court, 1987; appointed by Deukmejian to San Diego Municipal Court, 1986; chief deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1985-86; special assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District, San Diego, 1982-85; chief of the consumer fraud division of the district attorney's office, San Diego County, 1978-82; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1970-78; law clerk, Pain, Moody & Pippin, San Diego, 1968-70

California Western School of Law, 1969



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
The Art of Judging San Diego County Superior Court Feb. 26, 2009

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Confidential Employment Law judge Nov. 2, 2004
Mark Girsch v. Inter-Con Security Sytems Inc., Harry Robert Keller Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2004
Rachel Wilcox v. Jeffrey Carrete, Kris Maraney, Erin Dwyer Personal Injury judge May 18, 2004
Joseph Semak v. Paul Gardner Jr., Paul Gardner Corporation Business Law judge Feb. 24, 2004
Curl v. Swanson, et al. Contracts judge Jan. 27, 2004
Mikaele Patrick Koneval v. Florence Kronfeld, Sheldon Kronfeld Personal Injury judge Dec. 9, 2003
Enrique Mendez v. Thurman R. Killens, Pearlie M. Killens Real Property judge Aug. 19, 2003
Consuelo Gomez, an individual, Julie Gomez, a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Angie Castro, et al. v. North County OB/GYN Medical Group Personal Injury judge Mar. 25, 2003
Confidential Real Property judge Mar. 4, 2003
Phillip Moskoff v. Mark Moss, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 29, 2002
Nicholson v. Quidel Corp. Employment Law judge Oct. 15, 2002
Gene Shir v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Construction Law judge Aug. 27, 2002
Confidential Contracts judge Jan. 12, 2002
Patrick Caserta, Teresa Caserta v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., National Insurance Crime Bureau, Margaret Kibbett Insurance judge Jan. 5, 2002
Osazeman Obazee, a minor v. Regents of the University of California Personal Injury judge Mar. 21, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Nov. 22, 1997
Carmen Villa, an incompetent by Eloy Javier Galindo and Lucia Galindo v. Paradise Valley Hospital, Inc., Victor M. Uranga, M.D., et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 3, 1996
Craig Cason v. Robert Bingham dba RCB Construction Construction judge May 25, 1996
The Crest at Whelan Ranch Homeowners Association v. Lusk Homes/Whelan Ranch, et al. Construction judge Oct. 21, 1995
Leonard Okun v. San Diego Transit Corporation, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 14, 1995
Confidential Employment Law judge Oct. 7, 1995
Confidential Real Property judge Aug. 19, 1995
Anthony Forcier; Lisa Machado v. San Diego Sports Arena, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 30, 1995
Title Court Published
The Art of Judging San Diego County Superior Court Feb. 26, 2009
Case Name Topic Role Published
Confidential Employment Law judge Nov. 2, 2004
Mark Girsch v. Inter-Con Security Sytems Inc., Harry Robert Keller Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2004
Rachel Wilcox v. Jeffrey Carrete, Kris Maraney, Erin Dwyer Personal Injury judge May 18, 2004
Joseph Semak v. Paul Gardner Jr., Paul Gardner Corporation Business Law judge Feb. 24, 2004
Curl v. Swanson, et al. Contracts judge Jan. 27, 2004
Mikaele Patrick Koneval v. Florence Kronfeld, Sheldon Kronfeld Personal Injury judge Dec. 9, 2003
Enrique Mendez v. Thurman R. Killens, Pearlie M. Killens Real Property judge Aug. 19, 2003
Consuelo Gomez, an individual, Julie Gomez, a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Angie Castro, et al. v. North County OB/GYN Medical Group Personal Injury judge Mar. 25, 2003
Confidential Real Property judge Mar. 4, 2003
Phillip Moskoff v. Mark Moss, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 29, 2002
Nicholson v. Quidel Corp. Employment Law judge Oct. 15, 2002
Gene Shir v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Construction Law judge Aug. 27, 2002
Confidential Contracts judge Jan. 12, 2002
Patrick Caserta, Teresa Caserta v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., National Insurance Crime Bureau, Margaret Kibbett Insurance judge Jan. 5, 2002
Osazeman Obazee, a minor v. Regents of the University of California Personal Injury judge Mar. 21, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Nov. 22, 1997
Carmen Villa, an incompetent by Eloy Javier Galindo and Lucia Galindo v. Paradise Valley Hospital, Inc., Victor M. Uranga, M.D., et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 3, 1996
Craig Cason v. Robert Bingham dba RCB Construction Construction judge May 25, 1996
The Crest at Whelan Ranch Homeowners Association v. Lusk Homes/Whelan Ranch, et al. Construction judge Oct. 21, 1995
Leonard Okun v. San Diego Transit Corporation, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 14, 1995
Confidential Employment Law judge Oct. 7, 1995
Confidential Real Property judge Aug. 19, 1995
Anthony Forcier; Lisa Machado v. San Diego Sports Arena, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 30, 1995