 
Administrative Presiding Justice
California Courts of Appeal
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
2nd District Court of Appeal
Department/Division:
2
300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
(213) 830-7000
Lui is a past partner at Jones Day and a former Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. He served as justice on the California Court of Appeals since 2015 and was appointed presiding justice of Division Two of the 2nd District by Gov. Jerry Brown on November 2, 2017.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Justice Elwood Lui | Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District (Los Angeles) | Apr. 7, 2016 | 
Columns
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Justice Gilbert to be honored by Chinese Lawyers Association | State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 4, 2019 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Key v. Tyler author | probate_and_trusts | May 28, 2024 | 
| People v. Hill author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| In re Hicks author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 17, 2023 | 
| Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key reversed and remanded | Civil Procedure | Jun. 26, 2023 | 
| Dua v. Stillwater Insurance Company author | Insurance | May 5, 2023 | 
| Juarez v. Ward author | Contracts | Feb. 27, 2023 | 
| Valdez v. Costco Wholesale Corp. author | Torts | Nov. 18, 2022 | 
| Bull Field, LLC v. Merced Irrigation Dist. author | Water Rights | Nov. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Vargas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2022 | 
| People v. Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 27, 2022 | 
| Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp. author | Arbitration | Sep. 6, 2022 | 
| Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment reversed | Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. King author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 20, 2022 | 
| Nunez v. Cycad Management LLC author | Arbitration | Apr. 13, 2022 | 
| Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dominguez) author | Employment Law | Mar. 21, 2022 | 
| Tran v. County of Los Angeles author | Municipal Law | Jan. 24, 2022 | 
| Woods v. American Film Institute author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Farfan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 24, 2021 | 
| People v. Farfan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 22, 2021 | 
| Chase v. Wizmann author | Torts | Nov. 3, 2021 | 
| Dae v. Traver author | Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 29, 2021 | 
| People v. Mendez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 27, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Moore author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 23, 2021 | 
| People v. Moore author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2021 | 
| Modification: Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key author | Arbitration | Aug. 23, 2021 | 
| Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key author | Arbitration | Aug. 3, 2021 | 
| People v. Clayton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 7, 2021 | 
| Bradley v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 2, 2021 | 
| Salazar v. See's Candy Shops author | Employment Law | May 12, 2021 | 
| Parada v. East Coast Transport Inc. author | Labor Law | Apr. 5, 2021 | 
| Modification: Trenk v. Soheili author | Real Property | Dec. 23, 2020 | 
| Trenk v. Soheili author | Real Property | Dec. 22, 2020 | 
| People v. Nunez author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 5, 2020 | 
| Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad author | statutory_interpretation | Oct. 28, 2020 | 
| City of Los Angeles v. Herman author | Constitutional Law | Sep. 2, 2020 | 
| Cundall v. Mitchell-Clyde author | statutory_interpretation | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| Rubinstein v. Fakheri author | Contracts | Jun. 4, 2020 | 
| California Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration v. Superior Court (Kintner) concurring | Tax | May 11, 2020 | 
| Waller v. FCA US LLC author | Evidence | May 7, 2020 | 
| People v. Wang author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2020 | 
| Lopez v. Ledesma author | Remedies | Mar. 26, 2020 | 
| Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment author | Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 9, 2020 | 
| Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 4, 2019 | 
| People v. Cutting author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2019 | 
| Stafford v. Attending Staff Assn. author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 1, 2019 | 
| Crooks v. Housing Authority of the City of L.A. author | Government | Oct. 7, 2019 | 
| Litinsky v. Kaplan author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 7, 2019 | 
| Garcia v. Myllyla author | Remedies | Oct. 7, 2019 | 
| People v. Thomas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2019 | 
| Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc. affirmed in part | Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 23, 2019 | 
| Rudisill v. Cal. Coastal Commission author | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 7, 2019 | 
| Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Co. author | Insurance | May 20, 2019 | 
| County L.A. Dept. Pub. Social Svcs. v. Civil Svc. Com. L.A. County author | Government | May 17, 2019 | 
| Modification: Key v. Tyler author | Anti-SLAPP | May 9, 2019 | 
| Key v. Tyler author | Anti-SLAPP | Apr. 23, 2019 | 
| Kerley v. Weber author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 5, 2018 | 
| People v. Fleming author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Payton v. CSI Electrical Contractors author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Modification: Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment author | Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 17, 2018 | 
| Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment author | Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 30, 2018 | 
| People v. Yates author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2018 | 
| L.G. v. M.B. author | Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 16, 2018 | 
| People v. McVey author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2018 | 
| Baker Marquart LLP v. Kantor author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 26, 2018 | 
| Castillo v. Glenair Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 18, 2018 | 
| Marriage of Swain author | Family Law | Mar. 28, 2018 | 
| Bel Air Internet, LLC v. Morales author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 2, 2018 | 
| People v. Richards author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2017 | 
| People v. Watts concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 16, 2017 | 
| Serrano v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| Diego v. City of Los Angeles author | Employment Discrimination | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| Rubenstein v. The Gap Inc. author | Consumer Law | Aug. 28, 2017 | 
| Ramirez v. City of Gardena author | Immunity | Aug. 25, 2017 | 
| Sprunk v. Prisma LLC author | Arbitration | Aug. 25, 2017 | 
| Towery v. State author | Immunity | Aug. 11, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Cobb, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. BSH Home Appliances Corp. | Consumer Law | Defendant | Sep. 26, 2015 | 
| The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action | Torts | Defendant | Feb. 15, 2014 | 
| City of Anaheim v. Price.com Inc., et al. | Taxation | Defendant | May 22, 2010 | 
| Ann L. Mayhew, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Mattel Inc., Fischer-Price Inc., Target Corporation, Toys 'R' Us Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., KB Toys Inc. and Kmart Corporation | Consumer Law | Defendant | May 8, 2010 | 
| Joe Oronoz v. County of Los Angeles | Constitutional Law | Defendant | Aug. 8, 2009 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Justice Elwood Lui | Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate District (Los Angeles) | Apr. 7, 2016 | 
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Justice Gilbert to be honored by Chinese Lawyers Association | State Bar & Bar Associations, Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 4, 2019 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Key v. Tyler author | probate_and_trusts | May 28, 2024 | 
| People v. Hill author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| In re Hicks author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 17, 2023 | 
| Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key reversed and remanded | Civil Procedure | Jun. 26, 2023 | 
| Dua v. Stillwater Insurance Company author | Insurance | May 5, 2023 | 
| Juarez v. Ward author | Contracts | Feb. 27, 2023 | 
| Valdez v. Costco Wholesale Corp. author | Torts | Nov. 18, 2022 | 
| Bull Field, LLC v. Merced Irrigation Dist. author | Water Rights | Nov. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Vargas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2022 | 
| People v. Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 27, 2022 | 
| Oswald v. Murray Plumbing & Heating Corp. author | Arbitration | Sep. 6, 2022 | 
| Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment reversed | Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. King author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 20, 2022 | 
| Nunez v. Cycad Management LLC author | Arbitration | Apr. 13, 2022 | 
| Colonial Van & Storage, Inc. v. Superior Court (Dominguez) author | Employment Law | Mar. 21, 2022 | 
| Tran v. County of Los Angeles author | Municipal Law | Jan. 24, 2022 | 
| Woods v. American Film Institute author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Farfan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 24, 2021 | 
| People v. Farfan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 22, 2021 | 
| Chase v. Wizmann author | Torts | Nov. 3, 2021 | 
| Dae v. Traver author | Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 29, 2021 | 
| People v. Mendez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 27, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Moore author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 23, 2021 | 
| People v. Moore author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 14, 2021 | 
| Modification: Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key author | Arbitration | Aug. 23, 2021 | 
| Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key author | Arbitration | Aug. 3, 2021 | 
| People v. Clayton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 7, 2021 | 
| Bradley v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 2, 2021 | 
| Salazar v. See's Candy Shops author | Employment Law | May 12, 2021 | 
| Parada v. East Coast Transport Inc. author | Labor Law | Apr. 5, 2021 | 
| Modification: Trenk v. Soheili author | Real Property | Dec. 23, 2020 | 
| Trenk v. Soheili author | Real Property | Dec. 22, 2020 | 
| People v. Nunez author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 5, 2020 | 
| Chacon v. Union Pacific Railroad author | statutory_interpretation | Oct. 28, 2020 | 
| City of Los Angeles v. Herman author | Constitutional Law | Sep. 2, 2020 | 
| Cundall v. Mitchell-Clyde author | statutory_interpretation | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| Rubinstein v. Fakheri author | Contracts | Jun. 4, 2020 | 
| California Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration v. Superior Court (Kintner) concurring | Tax | May 11, 2020 | 
| Waller v. FCA US LLC author | Evidence | May 7, 2020 | 
| People v. Wang author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 26, 2020 | 
| Lopez v. Ledesma author | Remedies | Mar. 26, 2020 | 
| Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment author | Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 9, 2020 | 
| Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 4, 2019 | 
| People v. Cutting author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2019 | 
| Stafford v. Attending Staff Assn. author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 1, 2019 | 
| Crooks v. Housing Authority of the City of L.A. author | Government | Oct. 7, 2019 | 
| Litinsky v. Kaplan author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 7, 2019 | 
| Garcia v. Myllyla author | Remedies | Oct. 7, 2019 | 
| People v. Thomas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2019 | 
| Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc. affirmed in part | Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 23, 2019 | 
| Rudisill v. Cal. Coastal Commission author | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 7, 2019 | 
| Mazik v. GEICO General Insurance Co. author | Insurance | May 20, 2019 | 
| County L.A. Dept. Pub. Social Svcs. v. Civil Svc. Com. L.A. County author | Government | May 17, 2019 | 
| Modification: Key v. Tyler author | Anti-SLAPP | May 9, 2019 | 
| Key v. Tyler author | Anti-SLAPP | Apr. 23, 2019 | 
| Kerley v. Weber author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 5, 2018 | 
| People v. Fleming author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Payton v. CSI Electrical Contractors author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 1, 2018 | 
| Modification: Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment author | Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 17, 2018 | 
| Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment author | Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 30, 2018 | 
| People v. Yates author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2018 | 
| L.G. v. M.B. author | Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 16, 2018 | 
| People v. McVey author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2018 | 
| Baker Marquart LLP v. Kantor author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 26, 2018 | 
| Castillo v. Glenair Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 18, 2018 | 
| Marriage of Swain author | Family Law | Mar. 28, 2018 | 
| Bel Air Internet, LLC v. Morales author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 2, 2018 | 
| People v. Richards author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2017 | 
| People v. Watts concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 16, 2017 | 
| Serrano v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| Diego v. City of Los Angeles author | Employment Discrimination | Sep. 15, 2017 | 
| Rubenstein v. The Gap Inc. author | Consumer Law | Aug. 28, 2017 | 
| Ramirez v. City of Gardena author | Immunity | Aug. 25, 2017 | 
| Sprunk v. Prisma LLC author | Arbitration | Aug. 25, 2017 | 
| Towery v. State author | Immunity | Aug. 11, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Cobb, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. BSH Home Appliances Corp. | Consumer Law | Defendant | Sep. 26, 2015 | 
| The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action | Torts | Defendant | Feb. 15, 2014 | 
| City of Anaheim v. Price.com Inc., et al. | Taxation | Defendant | May 22, 2010 | 
| Ann L. Mayhew, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated v. Mattel Inc., Fischer-Price Inc., Target Corporation, Toys 'R' Us Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., KB Toys Inc. and Kmart Corporation | Consumer Law | Defendant | May 8, 2010 | 
| Joe Oronoz v. County of Los Angeles | Constitutional Law | Defendant | Aug. 8, 2009 | 
 

 
