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
Nominated to the 4th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, March 2023, and confirmed June 2023; elected to San Diego County Superior Court, November 2006; Office of the San Diego County District Attorney, 1987-2007
University of San Francisco School of Law, 1986
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Customer Friendly | San Diego County Superior Court (San Diego) | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| Making The Grade | San Diego - Superior Court | Oct. 15, 2008 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Grabowski v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. reversed and remanded | Arbitration | May 11, 2021 | 
| State Water Resources Control Bd. v. Baldwin & Sons, Inc. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Feb. 12, 2020 | 
| Lamar Advertising Co. v. County of Los Angeles author | Municipal Law | May 10, 2018 | 
| Integrated Lender Services v. County of Los Angeles author | Real Property | May 1, 2018 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| First Amendment Coalition v. County of San Diego, Summer Stephan, in her official capacity as the District Attorney for the County of San Diego, and Does 1-10 | Constitutional Law | judge | Jan. 17, 2020 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Customer Friendly | San Diego County Superior Court (San Diego) | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| Making The Grade | San Diego - Superior Court | Oct. 15, 2008 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Grabowski v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. reversed and remanded | Arbitration | May 11, 2021 | 
| State Water Resources Control Bd. v. Baldwin & Sons, Inc. affirmed | Civil Procedure | Feb. 12, 2020 | 
| Lamar Advertising Co. v. County of Los Angeles author | Municipal Law | May 10, 2018 | 
| Integrated Lender Services v. County of Los Angeles author | Real Property | May 1, 2018 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| First Amendment Coalition v. County of San Diego, Summer Stephan, in her official capacity as the District Attorney for the County of San Diego, and Does 1-10 | Constitutional Law | judge | Jan. 17, 2020 | 
 

 
