Judge
General Criminal/ Misdemeanor L&M
Alameda County Superior Court
Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse
Department/Division:
110
Courtroom/Floor:
5th
661 Washintgon Street
Oakland , CA 94607
(510) 627-4717
Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, May 2024; sole practitioner and holding several positions at the ACLU Foundation of Northern California, 2006-2024; lecturer at Stanford Law School; deputy public defender, Alameda County; legal affairs advisor, Lindesmith Center; clerk to Judge Karen Nelson Moore, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996-1997.
Stanford University School of Law
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The Battle over Arrestee DNA | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal | Jan. 5, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brodheim v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Government | Plaintiff | Aug. 28, 2020 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties v. Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Dec. 24, 2016 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, et al. v. Department of Justice | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Nov. 6, 2014 |
| John Doe, Jack Roe, and California Reform Sex Offender Laws, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Kamala D. Harris, City of Alameda | Constitutional Law | Plaintiff | Feb. 9, 2013 |
| Baker, et al. v. Katehi, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Dec. 1, 2012 |
| Pamela Kincaid, individually and on behalf of those similarly situated v. City of Fresno, California Department of Transportation | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Sep. 20, 2008 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The Battle over Arrestee DNA | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal | Jan. 5, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brodheim v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Government | Plaintiff | Aug. 28, 2020 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, and American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties v. Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Dec. 24, 2016 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, et al. v. Department of Justice | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Nov. 6, 2014 |
| John Doe, Jack Roe, and California Reform Sex Offender Laws, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Kamala D. Harris, City of Alameda | Constitutional Law | Plaintiff | Feb. 9, 2013 |
| Baker, et al. v. Katehi, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Dec. 1, 2012 |
| Pamela Kincaid, individually and on behalf of those similarly situated v. City of Fresno, California Department of Transportation | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Sep. 20, 2008 |