 
Elevated to presiding justice of Division 4 of the 1st District by Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2018, retired January 2, 2023. Previously served as an associate justice on Division 3 of the 1st District.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Stuart R. Pollak | 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 3 (San Francisco) | Sep. 5, 2012 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| People v. Johnson concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 23, 2023 | 
| Iyere v. Wise Auto Group author | Arbitration | Jan. 20, 2023 | 
| Modification: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court (State of California) author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 13, 2022 | 
| Saint Ignatius Neighborhood Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco author | Environmental Law | Dec. 7, 2022 | 
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court (State of California) author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 21, 2022 | 
| Vought Construction Inc. v. Stock author | Contracts | Oct. 25, 2022 | 
| Amy's Kitchen v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 5, 2022 | 
| International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39 v. Macy's, Inc. concurring | Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 30, 2022 | 
| 2710 Sutter Ventures, LLC v. Millis dissenting | Real Property | Sep. 1, 2022 | 
| Siri v. Sutter Home Winery author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2022 | 
| Thompson v. Crestbrook Insurance Company author | Insurance | Jul. 15, 2022 | 
| Modification: XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. v. Hayward Property, LLC author | Real Property | Jul. 12, 2022 | 
| Saini v. Sutter Health author | Health Care | Jul. 11, 2022 | 
| XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. v. Hayward Property, LLC author | Real Property | Jun. 21, 2022 | 
| People v. Crites author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 18, 2022 | 
| SK Trading International v. Superior Court (People) author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 14, 2022 | 
| People v. Chatman author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 2, 2022 | 
| People v. Langi author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 14, 2022 | 
| Modification: Goodwin v. Comerica Bank, N.A. author | Arbitration | Jan. 7, 2022 | 
| Goodwin v. Comerica Bank, N.A. author | Arbitration | Dec. 17, 2021 | 
| Modification: C.T. v. K.W. author | Family Law | Dec. 15, 2021 | 
| C.T. v. K.W. author | Family Law | Nov. 17, 2021 | 
| Y.C. v. Superior Court (People) concurring | Constitutional Law | Nov. 10, 2021 | 
| Modification: Mt. Diablo Unified School Dist. v. Clayton Valley Charter High School author | Education | Oct. 20, 2021 | 
| Mt. Diablo Unified School Dist. v. Clayton Valley Charter High School author | Education | Oct. 5, 2021 | 
| Stancil v. Superior Court (City of Redwood City) petition denied | statutory_interpretation | May 4, 2021 | 
| People v. James author | statutory_interpretation | Apr. 29, 2021 | 
| Rush v. State Teachers' Retirement System author | Education | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| Modification: Ashford Hospitality v. City and County of San Francisco author | Tax | Mar. 10, 2021 | 
| Ashford Hospitality v. City and County of San Francisco author | Tax | Mar. 3, 2021 | 
| People v. Quinn author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 13, 2021 | 
| Letterman Digital Arts Ltd. v. City and County of San Francisco author | Tax | Jan. 4, 2021 | 
| People v. Brooks dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. France concurring | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 17, 2020 | 
| People v. Bankers Insurance Company author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2020 | 
| Robinson v. Southern Counties Oil Co. author | Employment Law | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| Modification: Roche v. Hyde author | Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 31, 2020 | 
| Wolf v. Weber concurring | Torts | Jul. 21, 2020 | 
| Church v. San Mateo County Assessment Appeals Bd. author | Tax | Jul. 20, 2020 | 
| SantaFe Braun v. Ins. Co. of North America author | Insurance | Jul. 15, 2020 | 
| Roche v. Hyde concurring | Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| Stanley v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 11, 2020 | 
| Williams v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. dissenting | Civil Procedure | Jun. 10, 2020 | 
| In re Haden author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 9, 2020 | 
| Lowery v. Kindren Healthcare Operating, Inc. author | Evidence | May 20, 2020 | 
| Six4Three, LLC v. Facebook, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | May 20, 2020 | 
| People v. Thompkins concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 7, 2020 | 
| People v. Rubio dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 | 
| Modification: Cheema v. L.S. Trucking, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 9, 2019 | 
| Minton v. Dignity Health author | Civil Rights | Sep. 19, 2019 | 
| Cheema v. L.S. Trucking, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 19, 2019 | 
| The Lake Norconian Club Foundation v. Dept. of Corrections author | Environmental Law | Sep. 16, 2019 | 
| People v. Rubio author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 22, 2019 | 
| Modification: In re McGhee author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 | 
| Gomes v. Mendocino City Community Services Dist. author | Water Rights | May 16, 2019 | 
| In re McGhee author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 1, 2019 | 
| Melendez v. S.F. Baseball Associates LLC | Labor Law | Apr. 26, 2019 | 
| People v. Stamps author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 11, 2019 | 
| Retired Oakland Police v. Oakland Police and Fire author | Government | Mar. 22, 2019 | 
| Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette author | Government | Feb. 12, 2019 | 
| Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette author | Municipal Law | Oct. 25, 2018 | 
| Estate of Obata author | Family Law | Sep. 28, 2018 | 
| People v. Ho author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2018 | 
| People v. Stevenson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 7, 2018 | 
| Novak v. Continental Tire North America author | Torts | Apr. 16, 2018 | 
| Rodeo Citizens Assn. v. County of Contra Costa author | Environmental Law | Apr. 16, 2018 | 
| In re M.H. author | Juveniles | Apr. 10, 2018 | 
| Medical Board of California v. Superior Court author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 | 
| People v. Bedrossian author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2018 | 
| MTC Financial, Inc. v. Nationstar Mortgage author | Real Property | Jan. 24, 2018 | 
| City of Long Beach v. City of Los Angeles author | Environmental Law | Jan. 17, 2018 | 
| P. v. Gollardo dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2017 | 
| Lyons v. Colgate-Palmolive Company author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 23, 2017 | 
| Melendrez v. San Francisco Baseball Association LLC author | Arbitration | Oct. 19, 2017 | 
| City of Vallejo v. NCORP4, Inc. author | Municipal Law | Oct. 2, 2017 | 
| San Diego County Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California author | Water Rights | Jun. 22, 2017 | 
| Kao v. Joy Holiday author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 18, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Stuart R. Pollak | 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 3 (San Francisco) | Sep. 5, 2012 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| People v. Johnson concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 23, 2023 | 
| Iyere v. Wise Auto Group author | Arbitration | Jan. 20, 2023 | 
| Modification: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court (State of California) author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 13, 2022 | 
| Saint Ignatius Neighborhood Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco author | Environmental Law | Dec. 7, 2022 | 
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court (State of California) author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 21, 2022 | 
| Vought Construction Inc. v. Stock author | Contracts | Oct. 25, 2022 | 
| Amy's Kitchen v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 5, 2022 | 
| International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39 v. Macy's, Inc. concurring | Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 30, 2022 | 
| 2710 Sutter Ventures, LLC v. Millis dissenting | Real Property | Sep. 1, 2022 | 
| Siri v. Sutter Home Winery author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 26, 2022 | 
| Thompson v. Crestbrook Insurance Company author | Insurance | Jul. 15, 2022 | 
| Modification: XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. v. Hayward Property, LLC author | Real Property | Jul. 12, 2022 | 
| Saini v. Sutter Health author | Health Care | Jul. 11, 2022 | 
| XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. v. Hayward Property, LLC author | Real Property | Jun. 21, 2022 | 
| People v. Crites author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 18, 2022 | 
| SK Trading International v. Superior Court (People) author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 14, 2022 | 
| People v. Chatman author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 2, 2022 | 
| People v. Langi author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 14, 2022 | 
| Modification: Goodwin v. Comerica Bank, N.A. author | Arbitration | Jan. 7, 2022 | 
| Goodwin v. Comerica Bank, N.A. author | Arbitration | Dec. 17, 2021 | 
| Modification: C.T. v. K.W. author | Family Law | Dec. 15, 2021 | 
| C.T. v. K.W. author | Family Law | Nov. 17, 2021 | 
| Y.C. v. Superior Court (People) concurring | Constitutional Law | Nov. 10, 2021 | 
| Modification: Mt. Diablo Unified School Dist. v. Clayton Valley Charter High School author | Education | Oct. 20, 2021 | 
| Mt. Diablo Unified School Dist. v. Clayton Valley Charter High School author | Education | Oct. 5, 2021 | 
| Stancil v. Superior Court (City of Redwood City) petition denied | statutory_interpretation | May 4, 2021 | 
| People v. James author | statutory_interpretation | Apr. 29, 2021 | 
| Rush v. State Teachers' Retirement System author | Education | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| Modification: Ashford Hospitality v. City and County of San Francisco author | Tax | Mar. 10, 2021 | 
| Ashford Hospitality v. City and County of San Francisco author | Tax | Mar. 3, 2021 | 
| People v. Quinn author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 13, 2021 | 
| Letterman Digital Arts Ltd. v. City and County of San Francisco author | Tax | Jan. 4, 2021 | 
| People v. Brooks dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. France concurring | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 17, 2020 | 
| People v. Bankers Insurance Company author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 18, 2020 | 
| Robinson v. Southern Counties Oil Co. author | Employment Law | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| Modification: Roche v. Hyde author | Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 31, 2020 | 
| Wolf v. Weber concurring | Torts | Jul. 21, 2020 | 
| Church v. San Mateo County Assessment Appeals Bd. author | Tax | Jul. 20, 2020 | 
| SantaFe Braun v. Ins. Co. of North America author | Insurance | Jul. 15, 2020 | 
| Roche v. Hyde concurring | Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| Stanley v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 11, 2020 | 
| Williams v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. dissenting | Civil Procedure | Jun. 10, 2020 | 
| In re Haden author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 9, 2020 | 
| Lowery v. Kindren Healthcare Operating, Inc. author | Evidence | May 20, 2020 | 
| Six4Three, LLC v. Facebook, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | May 20, 2020 | 
| People v. Thompkins concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 7, 2020 | 
| People v. Rubio dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 | 
| Modification: Cheema v. L.S. Trucking, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 9, 2019 | 
| Minton v. Dignity Health author | Civil Rights | Sep. 19, 2019 | 
| Cheema v. L.S. Trucking, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 19, 2019 | 
| The Lake Norconian Club Foundation v. Dept. of Corrections author | Environmental Law | Sep. 16, 2019 | 
| People v. Rubio author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 22, 2019 | 
| Modification: In re McGhee author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 | 
| Gomes v. Mendocino City Community Services Dist. author | Water Rights | May 16, 2019 | 
| In re McGhee author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 1, 2019 | 
| Melendez v. S.F. Baseball Associates LLC | Labor Law | Apr. 26, 2019 | 
| People v. Stamps author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 11, 2019 | 
| Retired Oakland Police v. Oakland Police and Fire author | Government | Mar. 22, 2019 | 
| Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette author | Government | Feb. 12, 2019 | 
| Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette author | Municipal Law | Oct. 25, 2018 | 
| Estate of Obata author | Family Law | Sep. 28, 2018 | 
| People v. Ho author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2018 | 
| People v. Stevenson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 7, 2018 | 
| Novak v. Continental Tire North America author | Torts | Apr. 16, 2018 | 
| Rodeo Citizens Assn. v. County of Contra Costa author | Environmental Law | Apr. 16, 2018 | 
| In re M.H. author | Juveniles | Apr. 10, 2018 | 
| Medical Board of California v. Superior Court author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 | 
| People v. Bedrossian author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 1, 2018 | 
| MTC Financial, Inc. v. Nationstar Mortgage author | Real Property | Jan. 24, 2018 | 
| City of Long Beach v. City of Los Angeles author | Environmental Law | Jan. 17, 2018 | 
| P. v. Gollardo dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2017 | 
| Lyons v. Colgate-Palmolive Company author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 23, 2017 | 
| Melendrez v. San Francisco Baseball Association LLC author | Arbitration | Oct. 19, 2017 | 
| City of Vallejo v. NCORP4, Inc. author | Municipal Law | Oct. 2, 2017 | 
| San Diego County Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California author | Water Rights | Jun. 22, 2017 | 
| Kao v. Joy Holiday author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 18, 2017 | 
 

 
