Presiding Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 3
Department/Division:
3
350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300
Nominated to serve as Presiding Justice, Div. 3, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 2021. Appointed to the California the 1st District Court of Appeal, Div. 4, by Gov. Jerry Brown in July 2018. Served on the Alameda County Superior Court since 2014. She clerked for both Justice David H. Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court and William A. Norris on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Tucher was assistant director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's White House Security Review Team from 1994 to 1995 and a Santa Clara County deputy district attorney from 1995 to 1998. She was an associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP from 1998 to 2004 and a partner with the firm from 2004 to 2014.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Alison M. Tucher | Superior Court Alameda County (Hayward) | Jun. 3, 2015 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Searching a probationer's electronic devices | Constitutional Law, Criminal | Mar. 17, 2017 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Tidd
author
|
Evidence | Aug. 30, 2024 |
|
People v. Anderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2024 |
|
People v. Lozano
author
|
Evidence | Apr. 11, 2024 |
|
People v. Rafael B.D.R.
author
|
Evidence | Apr. 4, 2024 |
|
N.M. v. W.K.
author
|
Family Law | Mar. 21, 2024 |
|
Modification: Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Com.
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 22, 2023 |
|
Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Com.
concurring
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 21, 2023 |
|
People v. Potter Handy, LLP
author
|
Attorneys | Dec. 11, 2023 |
|
Modification: Yerba Buena Neighborhood v. Regents of the University of California
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 20, 2023 |
|
Yerba Buena Neighborhood v. Regents of the University of California
author
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 21, 2023 |
|
Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation v. Superior Court (Escobedo)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2023 |
|
O'Brien v. The Regents of the University of California
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 30, 2023 |
|
Rodas-Gramajo v. Superior Court (People)
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 16, 2023 |
|
People v. Hiller
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2023 |
|
Lopez v. La Casa de Las Madres
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Mar. 17, 2023 |
|
NCR Properties v. City of Berkeley
author
|
Real Property | Mar. 10, 2023 |
|
Modification: Edais v. Superior Court (Foucrault)
author
|
Public Records Act | Feb. 6, 2023 |
|
Save Livermore Downtown v. City of Livermore
author
|
Government | Jan. 27, 2023 |
|
Edais v. Superior Court
author
|
Public Records Act | Jan. 17, 2023 |
|
Modification: Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Municipal Law | Dec. 16, 2022 |
|
Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Municipal Law | Dec. 1, 2022 |
|
Modification: Athletics Investment Group v. Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 21, 2022 |
|
Athletics Investment Group v. Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 3, 2022 |
|
Golick v. State of California
author
|
Torts | Sep. 9, 2022 |
|
24th & Hoffman Investors, LLC v. Northfield Ins. Co.
author
|
Insurance | Aug. 31, 2022 |
|
Hale v. California Public Employees' Retirement System
author
|
Employment Law | Aug. 29, 2022 |
|
Bowden v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 26, 2022 |
|
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 27, 2022 |
|
Grove v. Juul Labs, Inc.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 29, 2022 |
|
Kuhnel v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 2, 2022 |
|
People v. Zgurski
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2021 |
|
Park v. Law Offices of Tracey Buck-Walsh
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 29, 2021 |
|
People v. Turner
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 28, 2021 |
|
Theresa D. v. MBK Senior Living LLC
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 22, 2021 |
|
Modification: Y.C. v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 9, 2021 |
|
Y.C. v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 10, 2021 |
|
Modification: Walker v. Superior Court (People)
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2021 |
|
California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund v. City of San Mateo
author
|
Government | Sep. 14, 2021 |
|
Walker v. Superior Court (People)
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2021 |
|
Modification: City and County of San Francisco v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of Proposition G
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 18, 2021 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of Proposition G
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jul. 28, 2021 |
|
Nunn v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 20, 2021 |
|
People v. Freeman
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 24, 2021 |
|
Filosa v. Alagappan
author
|
Torts | Jan. 12, 2021 |
|
State of Cal. ex rel. Edelweiss v. JP Morgan Chase
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 24, 2020 |
|
Modification: Communities for a Better Environment v. Energy Resources
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 10, 2020 |
|
Communities for a Better Environment v. Energy Resources
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 25, 2020 |
|
Modification: Communities for a Better Environment v. Energy Resources
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 25, 2020 |
|
Doe v. Google, Inc.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 24, 2020 |
|
In re J.E.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 10, 2020 |
|
Reilly v. Marin Housing Authority
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 1, 2020 |
|
Marriage of Siva
dissenting
|
Family Law | Aug. 27, 2020 |
|
People v. Townsend
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 21, 2020 |
|
People v. Harrell
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 12, 2020 |
|
Wolf v. Weber
author
|
Torts | Jul. 21, 2020 |
|
Walker v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of Proposition C
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 2, 2020 |
|
Delgado v. California Dept. Motor Vehicles
author
|
Evidence | Jun. 16, 2020 |
|
Williams v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 10, 2020 |
|
People v. Best
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 2, 2020 |
|
Cardinal Care Management, LLC v. Afable
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 22, 2020 |
|
Modification: Fowler v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 13, 2020 |
|
Fowler v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Feb. 12, 2020 |
|
Williams v. 21st Mortgage Corp.
author
|
Bankruptcy | Jan. 24, 2020 |
|
Warwick California Corp. v. Applied Underwriters
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 9, 2020 |
|
Modification: O&C Creditors Group, LLC v. Stephens & Stephens XII, LLC
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Dec. 19, 2019 |
|
In re Anthony L.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 |
|
People v. Rubio
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 |
|
O&C Creditors Group, LLC v. Stephens & Stephens XII, LLC
dissenting
|
Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 27, 2019 |
|
In re Jones
author
|
Juveniles | Nov. 26, 2019 |
|
Denham, LLC v. City of Richmond
author
|
Real Property | Oct. 29, 2019 |
|
Maacama Watershed Alliance v. County of Sonoma
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 9, 2019 |
|
In re Alonzo M.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 24, 2019 |
|
People v. Evans
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 10, 2019 |
|
In re Nicole S.
author
|
Juveniles | Aug. 28, 2019 |
|
Hernandez v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. of S.F.
author
|
Torts | Jul. 10, 2019 |
|
Boatworks, LLC v. City of Alameda
author
|
Municipal Law | May 17, 2019 |
|
Corrinet v. Bardy
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 10, 2019 |
|
People v. Superior Court (Alexander C.)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2019 |
|
Brown v. Pacifica Foundation, Inc.
author
|
Corporations | May 1, 2019 |
|
People v. Edwards
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 12, 2019 |
|
People v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 29, 2019 |
|
Boschetti v. Pacific Bay Investments Inc.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 11, 2019 |
|
Howard v. Goldbloom
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 26, 2018 |
|
Sims v. Kernan
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2018 |
|
City of Oakland v. Oakland Police and Fire Retirement System
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2018 |
|
People v. Gutierrez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 4, 2018 |
|
In re L.O.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 28, 2018 |
|
Modification: Professional Collection Consultants v. Lujan
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 30, 2018 |
|
Professional Collection Consultants v. Lujan
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 24, 2018 |
|
People v. Meza
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 22, 2018 |
|
Reilly v. Marin Housing Authority
author
|
statutory_interpretation | May 17, 2018 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. Post
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Apr. 13, 2018 |
|
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper v. City of San Buenaventura
author
|
Civil Procedure | Feb. 1, 2018 |
|
Fong v. East West Bank
author
|
Banking | Jan. 11, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nautilus Hyosung (America) Inc. and Nautilus Hyosung Inc. v. Hantle, Inc. (fka Hantle USA, Inc.), Genmega Inc. (fka Huin, Inc.), Won Gee Lee and Myung Won Suh | Bankruptcy | Plaintiff | Jan. 5, 2013 |
| Onyx Pharmaceuticals v. Bayer Corp. | Securities | Defendant | Jun. 16, 2012 |
| Apple Inc., a California corporation v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a Korean corporation; Samsung Electronics America Inc., a New York corporation; Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | Intellectual Property | Plaintiff | Jan. 14, 2012 |
| United States of America ex rel. Richard Wilson and Chris Maranto v. MAXXAM Inc., The Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia Pacific Company LLC, Salmon Creek LLC, Charles E. Hurwitz | Environmental Law | Defendant | Jul. 23, 2009 |
MCLE
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Searching a probationer's electronic devices | Constitutional Law | Mar. 17, 2017 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Alison M. Tucher | Superior Court Alameda County (Hayward) | Jun. 3, 2015 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Searching a probationer's electronic devices | Constitutional Law, Criminal | Mar. 17, 2017 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Tidd
author
|
Evidence | Aug. 30, 2024 |
|
People v. Anderson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2024 |
|
People v. Lozano
author
|
Evidence | Apr. 11, 2024 |
|
People v. Rafael B.D.R.
author
|
Evidence | Apr. 4, 2024 |
|
N.M. v. W.K.
author
|
Family Law | Mar. 21, 2024 |
|
Modification: Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Com.
affirmed
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 22, 2023 |
|
Center for Biological Diversity v. Public Utilities Com.
concurring
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 21, 2023 |
|
People v. Potter Handy, LLP
author
|
Attorneys | Dec. 11, 2023 |
|
Modification: Yerba Buena Neighborhood v. Regents of the University of California
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 20, 2023 |
|
Yerba Buena Neighborhood v. Regents of the University of California
author
|
Environmental Law | Sep. 21, 2023 |
|
Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation v. Superior Court (Escobedo)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2023 |
|
O'Brien v. The Regents of the University of California
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Jun. 30, 2023 |
|
Rodas-Gramajo v. Superior Court (People)
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 16, 2023 |
|
People v. Hiller
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2023 |
|
Lopez v. La Casa de Las Madres
author
|
Employment Discrimination | Mar. 17, 2023 |
|
NCR Properties v. City of Berkeley
author
|
Real Property | Mar. 10, 2023 |
|
Modification: Edais v. Superior Court (Foucrault)
author
|
Public Records Act | Feb. 6, 2023 |
|
Save Livermore Downtown v. City of Livermore
author
|
Government | Jan. 27, 2023 |
|
Edais v. Superior Court
author
|
Public Records Act | Jan. 17, 2023 |
|
Modification: Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Municipal Law | Dec. 16, 2022 |
|
Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Municipal Law | Dec. 1, 2022 |
|
Modification: Athletics Investment Group v. Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 21, 2022 |
|
Athletics Investment Group v. Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 3, 2022 |
|
Golick v. State of California
author
|
Torts | Sep. 9, 2022 |
|
24th & Hoffman Investors, LLC v. Northfield Ins. Co.
author
|
Insurance | Aug. 31, 2022 |
|
Hale v. California Public Employees' Retirement System
author
|
Employment Law | Aug. 29, 2022 |
|
Bowden v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 26, 2022 |
|
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 27, 2022 |
|
Grove v. Juul Labs, Inc.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 29, 2022 |
|
Kuhnel v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 2, 2022 |
|
People v. Zgurski
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2021 |
|
Park v. Law Offices of Tracey Buck-Walsh
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 29, 2021 |
|
People v. Turner
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 28, 2021 |
|
Theresa D. v. MBK Senior Living LLC
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 22, 2021 |
|
Modification: Y.C. v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Constitutional Law | Dec. 9, 2021 |
|
Y.C. v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 10, 2021 |
|
Modification: Walker v. Superior Court (People)
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2021 |
|
California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund v. City of San Mateo
author
|
Government | Sep. 14, 2021 |
|
Walker v. Superior Court (People)
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 31, 2021 |
|
Modification: City and County of San Francisco v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of Proposition G
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 18, 2021 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of Proposition G
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Jul. 28, 2021 |
|
Nunn v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 20, 2021 |
|
People v. Freeman
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 24, 2021 |
|
Filosa v. Alagappan
author
|
Torts | Jan. 12, 2021 |
|
State of Cal. ex rel. Edelweiss v. JP Morgan Chase
author
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 24, 2020 |
|
Modification: Communities for a Better Environment v. Energy Resources
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 10, 2020 |
|
Communities for a Better Environment v. Energy Resources
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 25, 2020 |
|
Modification: Communities for a Better Environment v. Energy Resources
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 25, 2020 |
|
Doe v. Google, Inc.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 24, 2020 |
|
In re J.E.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 10, 2020 |
|
Reilly v. Marin Housing Authority
reversed and remanded
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 1, 2020 |
|
Marriage of Siva
dissenting
|
Family Law | Aug. 27, 2020 |
|
People v. Townsend
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 21, 2020 |
|
People v. Harrell
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Aug. 12, 2020 |
|
Wolf v. Weber
author
|
Torts | Jul. 21, 2020 |
|
Walker v. Superior Court (People)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. All Persons Interested in the Matter of Proposition C
author
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 2, 2020 |
|
Delgado v. California Dept. Motor Vehicles
author
|
Evidence | Jun. 16, 2020 |
|
Williams v. U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jun. 10, 2020 |
|
People v. Best
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 2, 2020 |
|
Cardinal Care Management, LLC v. Afable
author
|
Civil Procedure | Apr. 22, 2020 |
|
Modification: Fowler v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Mar. 13, 2020 |
|
Fowler v. City of Lafayette
author
|
Administrative Agencies | Feb. 12, 2020 |
|
Williams v. 21st Mortgage Corp.
author
|
Bankruptcy | Jan. 24, 2020 |
|
Warwick California Corp. v. Applied Underwriters
author
|
Civil Procedure | Jan. 9, 2020 |
|
Modification: O&C Creditors Group, LLC v. Stephens & Stephens XII, LLC
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Dec. 19, 2019 |
|
In re Anthony L.
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 |
|
People v. Rubio
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 |
|
O&C Creditors Group, LLC v. Stephens & Stephens XII, LLC
dissenting
|
Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 27, 2019 |
|
In re Jones
author
|
Juveniles | Nov. 26, 2019 |
|
Denham, LLC v. City of Richmond
author
|
Real Property | Oct. 29, 2019 |
|
Maacama Watershed Alliance v. County of Sonoma
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 9, 2019 |
|
In re Alonzo M.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 24, 2019 |
|
People v. Evans
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 10, 2019 |
|
In re Nicole S.
author
|
Juveniles | Aug. 28, 2019 |
|
Hernandez v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co. of S.F.
author
|
Torts | Jul. 10, 2019 |
|
Boatworks, LLC v. City of Alameda
author
|
Municipal Law | May 17, 2019 |
|
Corrinet v. Bardy
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 10, 2019 |
|
People v. Superior Court (Alexander C.)
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2019 |
|
Brown v. Pacifica Foundation, Inc.
author
|
Corporations | May 1, 2019 |
|
People v. Edwards
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 12, 2019 |
|
People v. Wilson
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 29, 2019 |
|
Boschetti v. Pacific Bay Investments Inc.
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 11, 2019 |
|
Howard v. Goldbloom
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 26, 2018 |
|
Sims v. Kernan
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2018 |
|
City of Oakland v. Oakland Police and Fire Retirement System
concurring
|
Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2018 |
|
People v. Gutierrez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 4, 2018 |
|
In re L.O.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 28, 2018 |
|
Modification: Professional Collection Consultants v. Lujan
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 30, 2018 |
|
Professional Collection Consultants v. Lujan
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 24, 2018 |
|
People v. Meza
author
|
Constitutional Law | May 22, 2018 |
|
Reilly v. Marin Housing Authority
author
|
statutory_interpretation | May 17, 2018 |
|
City and County of San Francisco v. Post
author
|
statutory_interpretation | Apr. 13, 2018 |
|
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper v. City of San Buenaventura
author
|
Civil Procedure | Feb. 1, 2018 |
|
Fong v. East West Bank
author
|
Banking | Jan. 11, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nautilus Hyosung (America) Inc. and Nautilus Hyosung Inc. v. Hantle, Inc. (fka Hantle USA, Inc.), Genmega Inc. (fka Huin, Inc.), Won Gee Lee and Myung Won Suh | Bankruptcy | Plaintiff | Jan. 5, 2013 |
| Onyx Pharmaceuticals v. Bayer Corp. | Securities | Defendant | Jun. 16, 2012 |
| Apple Inc., a California corporation v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a Korean corporation; Samsung Electronics America Inc., a New York corporation; Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | Intellectual Property | Plaintiff | Jan. 14, 2012 |
| United States of America ex rel. Richard Wilson and Chris Maranto v. MAXXAM Inc., The Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia Pacific Company LLC, Salmon Creek LLC, Charles E. Hurwitz | Environmental Law | Defendant | Jul. 23, 2009 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Searching a probationer's electronic devices | Constitutional Law | Mar. 17, 2017 |