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William W. Bedsworth

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Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
4th Appellate District, Division 3
Department/Division: 3 Days: M-F

601 W Santa Ana Blvd
Santa Ana , CA 92701
(714) 571-2600



Appointed to the 4th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Pete Wilson, Feb. 25, 1997; Orange County Superior Court judge, 1986-97; deputy district attorney, Orange County, 1971-86

UC Berkeley School of Law, 1971



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
No Wasted Space 4th District Court of Appeal (San Diego) Oct. 11, 2017
Seriously Folks, Justice Doubles as Humor Columnist 4th District Court of Appeal Feb. 20, 2008

Rulings
Case Category Published
Masimo Corporation v. The Vanderpool Law Firm, Inc.
author
 Attorneys May 3, 2024
Camacho et al. v. JLG Industries Inc.
dissenting
 Torts Jul. 20, 2023
Palmer v. City of Anaheim
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 17, 2023
Golf & Tennis Pro Shop v. Superior Court (Frye)
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 18, 2022
ZF Micro Solutions, Inc. v. TAT Capital Partners, Ltd.
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 7, 2022
People v. Salgado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 19, 2022
People v. Beasley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 22, 2022
People v. Delgado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2022
Plata v. City of San Jose
author
 Municipal Law Feb. 4, 2022
People v. Lewis
dissenting
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 2, 2021
People v. Murillo
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 24, 2021
Modification: In re Mahoney
author
 Attorneys Jun. 18, 2021
In re Mahoney
author
 Attorneys Jun. 15, 2021
White v. Molfetta
author
 Torts May 26, 2021
People v. Horn
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2021
Knight v. South Orange Community College Dist.
author
 Civil Rights Feb. 12, 2021
Luxury Asset Lending v. Philadelphia Television Network
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 2, 2020
Prickett v. Bonnier Corp.
author
 Maritime Law Oct. 15, 2020
Santos v. Crenshaw Manufacturing, Inc.
author
 Labor Law Sep. 29, 2020
Rivera v. Shivers
author
 Arbitration Sep. 2, 2020
People v. Ogaz
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2020
People v. Mayfield
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 25, 2020
Sosa v. CashCall, Inc.
concurring
 Consumer Law May 15, 2020
Montoya v. Ford Motor Co.
author
 Civil Procedure Mar. 16, 2020
Pacific Pioneer Ins. Co. v. Superior Court
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 3, 2020
People v. Force
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 3, 2019
Lasalle v. Vogel
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 13, 2019
Modification: Fudge v. City of Laguna Beach
author
 Environmental Law Mar. 15, 2019
Fudge v. City of Laguna Beach
author
 Environmental Law Feb. 14, 2019
People v. Sun
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 6, 2018
In re Marriage of Kushesh & Kushesh-Kaviani
author
 Family Law Sep. 24, 2018
Brady v. Bayer Corp.
author
 Consumer Law Sep. 11, 2018
Fluidmaster v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.
author
 Attorneys Jul. 26, 2018
In re Ruedas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 30, 2018
People v. Tran
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2018
People v. Tran
author
 Juveniles Feb. 21, 2018
Vitatech International, Inc. v. Sporn et al.
concurring
 Contracts Oct. 31, 2017
People v. Drew
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Avedis Kasparian v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Breach of Contract judge Nov. 27, 1993
Title Court Published
No Wasted Space 4th District Court of Appeal (San Diego) Oct. 11, 2017
Seriously Folks, Justice Doubles as Humor Columnist 4th District Court of Appeal Feb. 20, 2008
Case Category Published
Masimo Corporation v. The Vanderpool Law Firm, Inc.
author
 Attorneys May 3, 2024
Camacho et al. v. JLG Industries Inc.
dissenting
 Torts Jul. 20, 2023
Palmer v. City of Anaheim
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 17, 2023
Golf & Tennis Pro Shop v. Superior Court (Frye)
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 18, 2022
ZF Micro Solutions, Inc. v. TAT Capital Partners, Ltd.
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 7, 2022
People v. Salgado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 19, 2022
People v. Beasley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 22, 2022
People v. Delgado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2022
Plata v. City of San Jose
author
 Municipal Law Feb. 4, 2022
People v. Lewis
dissenting
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 2, 2021
People v. Murillo
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 24, 2021
Modification: In re Mahoney
author
 Attorneys Jun. 18, 2021
In re Mahoney
author
 Attorneys Jun. 15, 2021
White v. Molfetta
author
 Torts May 26, 2021
People v. Horn
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2021
Knight v. South Orange Community College Dist.
author
 Civil Rights Feb. 12, 2021
Luxury Asset Lending v. Philadelphia Television Network
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 2, 2020
Prickett v. Bonnier Corp.
author
 Maritime Law Oct. 15, 2020
Santos v. Crenshaw Manufacturing, Inc.
author
 Labor Law Sep. 29, 2020
Rivera v. Shivers
author
 Arbitration Sep. 2, 2020
People v. Ogaz
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 13, 2020
People v. Mayfield
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 25, 2020
Sosa v. CashCall, Inc.
concurring
 Consumer Law May 15, 2020
Montoya v. Ford Motor Co.
author
 Civil Procedure Mar. 16, 2020
Pacific Pioneer Ins. Co. v. Superior Court
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 3, 2020
People v. Force
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 3, 2019
Lasalle v. Vogel
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 13, 2019
Modification: Fudge v. City of Laguna Beach
author
 Environmental Law Mar. 15, 2019
Fudge v. City of Laguna Beach
author
 Environmental Law Feb. 14, 2019
People v. Sun
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 6, 2018
In re Marriage of Kushesh & Kushesh-Kaviani
author
 Family Law Sep. 24, 2018
Brady v. Bayer Corp.
author
 Consumer Law Sep. 11, 2018
Fluidmaster v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.
author
 Attorneys Jul. 26, 2018
In re Ruedas
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 30, 2018
People v. Tran
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 21, 2018
People v. Tran
author
 Juveniles Feb. 21, 2018
Vitatech International, Inc. v. Sporn et al.
concurring
 Contracts Oct. 31, 2017
People v. Drew
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Avedis Kasparian v. County of Los Angeles, et al. Breach of Contract judge Nov. 27, 1993
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