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Thomas DeSantos

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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
Thomas DeSantos Superior Court Kings County (Hanford) Mar. 29, 2016

Rulings
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
Title Court Published
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