
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
5th Appellate District
Days:
M-F
2424 Ventura St
Fresno , CA 93721-3004
(559) 445-5250
Appointed in June 2018 by Gov. Jerry Brown. DeSantos served on the Kings County Superior Court since 2003. Prior to becoming a judge, DeSantos had a two-decade career in private practice. He handled criminal defense, civil and family law work. DeSantos was a sole practitioner from 1984 to 1989 and again from 1993 to 2003. He started out as an associate at Kahn, Soares & Conway LLP from 1981 to 1983 and was a partner with Farley, DeSantos et al. from 1989 to 2003.
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
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Thomas DeSantos | Superior Court Kings County (Hanford) | Mar. 29, 2016 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
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Yalung v. State of California
author
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Torts | Dec. 21, 2023 |
Kern County Hospital Authority v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
author
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Administrative Agencies | May 30, 2023 |
Randy's Trucking v. Superior Court (Buttram)
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 19, 2023 |
Martinez v. City of Clovis
author
|
Government | Apr. 7, 2023 |
Noble v. Superior Court (Noble)
author
|
Family Law | Nov. 16, 2021 |
Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd.
author
|
Labor Law | Jul. 17, 2020 |
People v. Sanchez
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 5, 2020 |
People v. Machuca
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2020 |
Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd.
author
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 26, 2019 |
J.H. Boyd Enterprises, Inc. v. Boyd
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 13, 2019 |
Title | Court | Published |
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Thomas DeSantos | Superior Court Kings County (Hanford) | Mar. 29, 2016 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Yalung v. State of California
author
|
Torts | Dec. 21, 2023 |
Kern County Hospital Authority v. Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
author
|
Administrative Agencies | May 30, 2023 |
Randy's Trucking v. Superior Court (Buttram)
author
|
Civil Procedure | May 19, 2023 |
Martinez v. City of Clovis
author
|
Government | Apr. 7, 2023 |
Noble v. Superior Court (Noble)
author
|
Family Law | Nov. 16, 2021 |
Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd.
author
|
Labor Law | Jul. 17, 2020 |
People v. Sanchez
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 5, 2020 |
People v. Machuca
concurring
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2020 |
Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Bd.
author
|
Constitutional Law | Sep. 26, 2019 |
J.H. Boyd Enterprises, Inc. v. Boyd
author
|
Civil Procedure | Sep. 13, 2019 |