 
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
4th Appellate District, Division 1
Department/Division:
1
Days:
M-F
750 B Street #300
San Diego , CA 92101-8189
(619) 744-0760
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Richard D. Huffman | 4th District Court of Appeal (San Diego) | Jul. 15, 2014 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| People v. Ackerman author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 24, 2024 | 
| People v. Gefrerer author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2024 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Chagolla) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 30, 2024 | 
| People v. Barooshian author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 16, 2024 | 
| Brooklyn Restaurants, Inc. v. Sentinel Insurance Co., Ltd. author | Insurance | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| G.F. Galaxy Corp. v. Johnson author | Remedies | Mar. 11, 2024 | 
| People v. Alvarez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2024 | 
| Castanares v. Superior Court (City of Chula Vista) author | Public Records Act | Dec. 28, 2023 | 
| People v. Velasco author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 30, 2023 | 
| Alliance San Diego v. City of San Diego author | Government | Aug. 14, 2023 | 
| People v. Del Rio author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 3, 2023 | 
| In re D.P. author | Dependency | Jun. 30, 2023 | 
| People v. Werntz author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2023 | 
| A.F. v. Jeffrey F. author | Family Law | Apr. 17, 2023 | 
| People v. Didyavong author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 7, 2023 | 
| Modification: Gropen v. Superior Court (Shabrang) author | Disability Discrimination | Apr. 6, 2023 | 
| Gropen v. Superior Court (Shabrang) author | Disability Discrimination | Mar. 31, 2023 | 
| Billauer v. Escobar-Eck author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 1, 2023 | 
| People v. Sundberg author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 21, 2023 | 
| People v. DeMontoya author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 7, 2022 | 
| People v. Henley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2022 | 
| K.M. v. Grossmont Union High School Dist. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 26, 2022 | 
| People v. Nieber author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 22, 2022 | 
| People v. Saibu author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2022 | 
| A.F. v. Jeffrey F. author | Attorneys | Jun. 10, 2022 | 
| Elias v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 19, 2022 | 
| Abdelqader v. Abraham author | Family Law | Mar. 11, 2022 | 
| Shenefield v. Shenefield author | Family Law | Mar. 1, 2022 | 
| Duff v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC author | Consumer Law | Jan. 28, 2022 | 
| Ocean Street Extension Neighborhood v. City of Santa Cruz author | Government | Jan. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Jones) affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 3, 2021 | 
| Valderas v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 1, 2021 | 
| Neurelis, Inc. v. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. author | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 19, 2021 | 
| Modification: State Farm General Insurance Company v. Lara author | Insurance | Nov. 18, 2021 | 
| State Farm General Insurance Company v. Lara author | Insurance | Nov. 2, 2021 | 
| State Farm General Insurance Company v. Lara author | Insurance | Nov. 2, 2021 | 
| People v. Dominguez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 20, 2021 | 
| Modification: Kim v. R Consulting & Sales, Inc. author | Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 31, 2021 | 
| Kim v. R Consulting & Sales, Inc. author | Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 3, 2021 | 
| Johnson v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. author | Labor Law | Jul. 22, 2021 | 
| In re Charles W., Jr. author | Native American Affairs | Jul. 12, 2021 | 
| Gomez v. The Regents of the University of California author | Employment Law | Apr. 26, 2021 | 
| Villafana v. County of San Diego author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 30, 2020 | 
| Spotlight on Coastal Corruption v. Kinsey author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| Tilkey v. Allstate Insurance Co. author | Torts | Oct. 29, 2020 | 
| People v. Barber author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 13, 2020 | 
| People v. Barton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2020 | 
| Pankey v. Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. author | Torts | Jun. 25, 2020 | 
| Golden Door Properties, LLC v. County of San Diego concurring | Environmental Law | Jun. 16, 2020 | 
| People v. Tran author | Evidence | Jun. 11, 2020 | 
| People v. Palmer author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 27, 2020 | 
| Tilkey v. Allstate Insurance Co. author | Employment Law | Apr. 22, 2020 | 
| Ruiz v. County of San Diego author | Real Property | Apr. 8, 2020 | 
| People v. Orozco affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 27, 2020 | 
| Citizens of Humanity, LLC v. Hass author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 18, 2020 | 
| Wood v. Superior Court (CFG Jamacha LLC) concurring | Evidence | Mar. 17, 2020 | 
| People v. Humphrey author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 17, 2020 | 
| Menezes v. McDaniel author | Remedies | Jan. 16, 2020 | 
| People v. Keene author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 24, 2019 | 
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. author | Education | Dec. 13, 2019 | 
| People v. Royal author | Evidence | Dec. 12, 2019 | 
| People v. Tran author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 15, 2019 | 
| In re M.S. author | Family Law | Oct. 31, 2019 | 
| Oduyale v. California State Board of Pharmacy author | Administrative Agencies | Oct. 17, 2019 | 
| Quidel Corporation v. Superior Court (San Diego) author | Business Law | Sep. 3, 2019 | 
| People v. Gonzalez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2019 | 
| People v. Centeno author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 9, 2019 | 
| People v. Kopp author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2019 | 
| Oxford Preparatory Academy v. Chino Valley Unified School Dist. author | Administrative Agencies | Jul. 15, 2019 | 
| Swanson v. County of Riverside author | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. San Diego Regional Water author | Water Rights | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| People v. Hurtado author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 30, 2019 | 
| People v. Astorga-Lider author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 23, 2019 | 
| County of San Diego Dept. of Child Support Services v. C.A. author | Family Law | Apr. 24, 2019 | 
| People v. Novoa author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 23, 2019 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Jones) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2019 | 
| Ryan v. Real Estate of the Pacific author | Torts | Feb. 28, 2019 | 
| People v. Ellis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2019 | 
| P. v. LaDuke author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2018 | 
| In re Maria Q. author | Family Law | Oct. 24, 2018 | 
| People v. Gonzalez author | Attorneys | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Jabo v. YMCA of San Diego Co. author | Torts | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Golden Door Properties v. Co. of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Ontiveros v. Constable author | Corporations | Sep. 19, 2018 | 
| In re Avignone author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2018 | 
| Belfiore-Braman v. Rotenberg author | Evidence | Jul. 16, 2018 | 
| In re A.R. author | Juveniles | Jul. 2, 2018 | 
| People v. Orozco author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 20, 2018 | 
| People v. Sanders author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2018 | 
| Modification: Ralphs Grocery Company v. Victory Consultants, Inc. et al. author | Constitutional Law | Apr. 9, 2018 | 
| People v. Perez author | Immigration | Jan. 25, 2018 | 
| Golden Eagle Land Investment v. Rancho Santa Fe Association author | Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| Medical Acquisition Company v. Superior Court author | Eminent Domain | Jan. 12, 2018 | 
| Howeth v. Coffelt author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2017 | 
| R.W.L. Enterprises v. Oldcastle Inc. concurring | Contracts | Dec. 1, 2017 | 
| Ralphs Grocery Company v. Victory Consultants, Inc. et al. author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 17, 2017 | 
| People v. Solorio concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 17, 2017 | 
| Padron v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 13, 2017 | 
| Kendall v. Scripps Health author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 25, 2017 | 
| In re C.M. author | Dependency | Sep. 18, 2017 | 
| People v. Leonard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2017 | 
| San Luis Rey Racing Inc. v. California Horse Racing Board author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 8, 2017 | 
| Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co. author | Insurance | Aug. 31, 2017 | 
| People v. Ledesma author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 25, 2017 | 
| Toeppe v. City of San Diego author | Municipal Law | Jul. 28, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Safdie v. Daniel Stragier, D.D.S. | Personal Injury | judge | May 9, 1998 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Richard D. Huffman | 4th District Court of Appeal (San Diego) | Jul. 15, 2014 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| People v. Ackerman author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 24, 2024 | 
| People v. Gefrerer author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2024 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Chagolla) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 30, 2024 | 
| People v. Barooshian author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 16, 2024 | 
| Brooklyn Restaurants, Inc. v. Sentinel Insurance Co., Ltd. author | Insurance | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| G.F. Galaxy Corp. v. Johnson author | Remedies | Mar. 11, 2024 | 
| People v. Alvarez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2024 | 
| Castanares v. Superior Court (City of Chula Vista) author | Public Records Act | Dec. 28, 2023 | 
| People v. Velasco author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 30, 2023 | 
| Alliance San Diego v. City of San Diego author | Government | Aug. 14, 2023 | 
| People v. Del Rio author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 3, 2023 | 
| In re D.P. author | Dependency | Jun. 30, 2023 | 
| People v. Werntz author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 28, 2023 | 
| A.F. v. Jeffrey F. author | Family Law | Apr. 17, 2023 | 
| People v. Didyavong author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 7, 2023 | 
| Modification: Gropen v. Superior Court (Shabrang) author | Disability Discrimination | Apr. 6, 2023 | 
| Gropen v. Superior Court (Shabrang) author | Disability Discrimination | Mar. 31, 2023 | 
| Billauer v. Escobar-Eck author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 1, 2023 | 
| People v. Sundberg author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 21, 2023 | 
| People v. DeMontoya author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 7, 2022 | 
| People v. Henley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2022 | 
| K.M. v. Grossmont Union High School Dist. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 26, 2022 | 
| People v. Nieber author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 22, 2022 | 
| People v. Saibu author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2022 | 
| A.F. v. Jeffrey F. author | Attorneys | Jun. 10, 2022 | 
| Elias v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 19, 2022 | 
| Abdelqader v. Abraham author | Family Law | Mar. 11, 2022 | 
| Shenefield v. Shenefield author | Family Law | Mar. 1, 2022 | 
| Duff v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC author | Consumer Law | Jan. 28, 2022 | 
| Ocean Street Extension Neighborhood v. City of Santa Cruz author | Government | Jan. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Jones) affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 3, 2021 | 
| Valderas v. Superior Court (People) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 1, 2021 | 
| Neurelis, Inc. v. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. author | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 19, 2021 | 
| Modification: State Farm General Insurance Company v. Lara author | Insurance | Nov. 18, 2021 | 
| State Farm General Insurance Company v. Lara author | Insurance | Nov. 2, 2021 | 
| State Farm General Insurance Company v. Lara author | Insurance | Nov. 2, 2021 | 
| People v. Dominguez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 20, 2021 | 
| Modification: Kim v. R Consulting & Sales, Inc. author | Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 31, 2021 | 
| Kim v. R Consulting & Sales, Inc. author | Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 3, 2021 | 
| Johnson v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. author | Labor Law | Jul. 22, 2021 | 
| In re Charles W., Jr. author | Native American Affairs | Jul. 12, 2021 | 
| Gomez v. The Regents of the University of California author | Employment Law | Apr. 26, 2021 | 
| Villafana v. County of San Diego author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 30, 2020 | 
| Spotlight on Coastal Corruption v. Kinsey author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| Tilkey v. Allstate Insurance Co. author | Torts | Oct. 29, 2020 | 
| People v. Barber author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 13, 2020 | 
| People v. Barton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2020 | 
| Pankey v. Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. author | Torts | Jun. 25, 2020 | 
| Golden Door Properties, LLC v. County of San Diego concurring | Environmental Law | Jun. 16, 2020 | 
| People v. Tran author | Evidence | Jun. 11, 2020 | 
| People v. Palmer author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 27, 2020 | 
| Tilkey v. Allstate Insurance Co. author | Employment Law | Apr. 22, 2020 | 
| Ruiz v. County of San Diego author | Real Property | Apr. 8, 2020 | 
| People v. Orozco affirmed | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 27, 2020 | 
| Citizens of Humanity, LLC v. Hass author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 18, 2020 | 
| Wood v. Superior Court (CFG Jamacha LLC) concurring | Evidence | Mar. 17, 2020 | 
| People v. Humphrey author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 17, 2020 | 
| Menezes v. McDaniel author | Remedies | Jan. 16, 2020 | 
| People v. Keene author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 24, 2019 | 
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. author | Education | Dec. 13, 2019 | 
| People v. Royal author | Evidence | Dec. 12, 2019 | 
| People v. Tran author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 15, 2019 | 
| In re M.S. author | Family Law | Oct. 31, 2019 | 
| Oduyale v. California State Board of Pharmacy author | Administrative Agencies | Oct. 17, 2019 | 
| Quidel Corporation v. Superior Court (San Diego) author | Business Law | Sep. 3, 2019 | 
| People v. Gonzalez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2019 | 
| People v. Centeno author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 9, 2019 | 
| People v. Kopp author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2019 | 
| Oxford Preparatory Academy v. Chino Valley Unified School Dist. author | Administrative Agencies | Jul. 15, 2019 | 
| Swanson v. County of Riverside author | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. San Diego Regional Water author | Water Rights | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| People v. Hurtado author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 30, 2019 | 
| People v. Astorga-Lider author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 23, 2019 | 
| County of San Diego Dept. of Child Support Services v. C.A. author | Family Law | Apr. 24, 2019 | 
| People v. Novoa author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 23, 2019 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Jones) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2019 | 
| Ryan v. Real Estate of the Pacific author | Torts | Feb. 28, 2019 | 
| People v. Ellis author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2019 | 
| P. v. LaDuke author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2018 | 
| In re Maria Q. author | Family Law | Oct. 24, 2018 | 
| People v. Gonzalez author | Attorneys | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Jabo v. YMCA of San Diego Co. author | Torts | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Golden Door Properties v. Co. of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Ontiveros v. Constable author | Corporations | Sep. 19, 2018 | 
| In re Avignone author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2018 | 
| Belfiore-Braman v. Rotenberg author | Evidence | Jul. 16, 2018 | 
| In re A.R. author | Juveniles | Jul. 2, 2018 | 
| People v. Orozco author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 20, 2018 | 
| People v. Sanders author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2018 | 
| Modification: Ralphs Grocery Company v. Victory Consultants, Inc. et al. author | Constitutional Law | Apr. 9, 2018 | 
| People v. Perez author | Immigration | Jan. 25, 2018 | 
| Golden Eagle Land Investment v. Rancho Santa Fe Association author | Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 16, 2018 | 
| Medical Acquisition Company v. Superior Court author | Eminent Domain | Jan. 12, 2018 | 
| Howeth v. Coffelt author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 12, 2017 | 
| R.W.L. Enterprises v. Oldcastle Inc. concurring | Contracts | Dec. 1, 2017 | 
| Ralphs Grocery Company v. Victory Consultants, Inc. et al. author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 17, 2017 | 
| People v. Solorio concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 17, 2017 | 
| Padron v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 13, 2017 | 
| Kendall v. Scripps Health author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 25, 2017 | 
| In re C.M. author | Dependency | Sep. 18, 2017 | 
| People v. Leonard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2017 | 
| San Luis Rey Racing Inc. v. California Horse Racing Board author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 8, 2017 | 
| Pulte Home Corp. v. American Safety Indemnity Co. author | Insurance | Aug. 31, 2017 | 
| People v. Ledesma author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 25, 2017 | 
| Toeppe v. City of San Diego author | Municipal Law | Jul. 28, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Safdie v. Daniel Stragier, D.D.S. | Personal Injury | judge | May 9, 1998 | 
 

 
