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Mark B. Simons

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Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 5
Department/Division: 5

350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300



Appointed to 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gray Davis, 2000; judge, Contra Costa County Superior Court, 1995-2000; judge, Contra Costa County Municipal Court, 1980-95; assistant public defender, Contra Costa County, 1973-1980; associate, Cooley, Crowley, Gaither, Godward, Castro & Huddleson, San Francisco, 1971-73

University of Chicago Law School, 1970



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Inquisitive Interrogator 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) Apr. 10, 2018
San Francisco Appellate Justice Described as a Scholar With a Soul 1st District Court of Appeal Dec. 11, 2008

Rulings
Case Category Published
West Contra Costa Unified School Dist. v. Superior Court (A.M.M.)
author
 Government Aug. 1, 2024
Doe v. California Dept. of Motor Vehicles
author
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 24, 2024
People v. Berlin
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 29, 2024
People v. Koontzy
author
 Remedies Apr. 26, 2024
Modification: Move Eden Housing v. City of Livermore
author
 Government Mar. 18, 2024
Move Eden Housing v. City of Livermore
author
 Government Mar. 7, 2024
Myasnyankin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
author
 Insurance Jan. 31, 2024
People v. Gomez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 15, 2023
Colvis v. Binswanger
author
 probate_and_trusts Oct. 16, 2023
Lacy v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Municipal Law Aug. 8, 2023
Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Constitutional Law Jul. 24, 2023
Thai v. International Business Machines Corp.
author
 Employment Law Jul. 11, 2023
Young v. RemX Specialty Staffing
author
 Employment Law May 10, 2023
People v. Fredrickson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 25, 2023
People v. Saucedo
author
 Evidence Apr. 14, 2023
Torres v. San Francisco Assessment Appeals Bd.
author
 Tax Mar. 28, 2023
Breathe So. California v. American Lung Association
author
 probate_and_trusts Mar. 3, 2023
People v. Maldonado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 31, 2023
Vaughn v. Tesla, Inc.
author
 Arbitration Jan. 4, 2023
People v. Maldonado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 9, 2022
Rycz v. Superior Court (McGarry)
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 29, 2022
Broome v. The Regents of the University of California
author
 Contracts Jun. 28, 2022
Estate of Eskra
author
 Contracts May 5, 2022
Perez v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Employment Law Mar. 3, 2022
D.C. v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Juveniles Nov. 11, 2021
SEIU-USWW v. Preferred Building Services, Inc.
author
 Labor Law Oct. 19, 2021
Harris v. Thomas Dee Engineering Co., Inc.
author
 Torts Sep. 7, 2021
Harris v. Thomas Dee Engineering Co., Inc.
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 5, 2021
People v. Wilson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 22, 2021
Bullseye Telecom, Inc. v. California Public Utilities Commission
author
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 8, 2021
Pillar Project AG v. Payward Ventures, Inc
author
 Arbitration May 26, 2021
People v. Walker
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2021
Modification: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Feb. 24, 2021
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Jan. 29, 2021
Modification: Alfaro v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 31, 2020
Alfaro v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 11, 2020
People v. Joaquin
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 7, 2020
People v. Griffin
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 2, 2020
Williams v. County of Sonoma
author
 Torts Sep. 30, 2020
Bullock v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 2020
In re S.J.
author
 Juveniles Jun. 19, 2020
Spikener v. Ally Financial, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Jun. 11, 2020
Hernandez v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
author
 statutory_interpretation Jun. 4, 2020
People v. Smith
author
 statutory_interpretation May 28, 2020
People v. Smolkin
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2020
People v. Wilkes
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 30, 2020
People ex rel. Becerra v. Shine
concurring
 Civil Procedure Mar. 13, 2020
Modification: United Artists Theater Circuit v. Regional Water Quality Control Board
author
 Environmental Law Dec. 20, 2019
Riley v. Alameda County Sheriff's Office
author
 Government Dec. 19, 2019
Luke v. Sonoma County
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 16, 2019
People v. Gonzalez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 9, 2019
United Artists Theater Circuit v. Regional Water Quality Control Board
author
 Environmental Law Dec. 3, 2019
People v. Coneal
author
 Evidence Nov. 8, 2019
People v. Carranza
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2019
In re A.M.
author
 Juveniles Aug. 8, 2019
People v. Alexander
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 27, 2019
Raney v. Cerkueira
author
 Real Property Jun. 19, 2019
Sonoma Media Investments, LLC v. Superior Court
author
 Anti-SLAPP Apr. 10, 2019
Modification: Sonoma Media Investments, LLC v. Superior Court
author
 Anti-SLAPP Apr. 10, 2019
In re J.C.
author
 Juveniles Apr. 1, 2019
Connelly v. Bornstein
author
 Attorneys Apr. 1, 2019
In re L.R.
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 20, 2019
Ditzian v. Unger
author
 Real Property Jan. 28, 2019
Duffey v. Tender Heart Home Care Agency
author
 Labor Law Jan. 15, 2019
Modacure v. B&B Vehicle Processing, Inc.
author
 Constitutional Law Dec. 27, 2018
Marriage of Martindale & Ochoa
author
 Family Law Dec. 17, 2018
Pagnini v. Union Bank, N.A.
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 19, 2018
Moen v. The Regents of the University of California
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 3, 2018
In re Carlos J.
author
 Juveniles Apr. 12, 2018
People v. Dillard
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 2, 2018
San Francisco Apartment Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Government Feb. 16, 2018
People v. Steward
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 13, 2018
Mora v. Webcor Construction, L.P.
author
 Labor Law Feb. 7, 2018
Estate of Reed
author
 probate_and_trusts Nov. 9, 2017
Surfrider Foundation v. Martins Beach 1 LLC
author
 Environmental Law Aug. 11, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
The Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. v. 1333 North California Boulevard, Sunset Ridge Company, Inc., Sanford Diller, et al. Real Property judge Aug. 22, 1998
Harold Hutson v. Farmers Insurance Exchange Insurance judge Mar. 21, 1998
Title Court Published
Inquisitive Interrogator 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) Apr. 10, 2018
San Francisco Appellate Justice Described as a Scholar With a Soul 1st District Court of Appeal Dec. 11, 2008
Case Category Published
West Contra Costa Unified School Dist. v. Superior Court (A.M.M.)
author
 Government Aug. 1, 2024
Doe v. California Dept. of Motor Vehicles
author
 Administrative Agencies Jun. 24, 2024
People v. Berlin
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 29, 2024
People v. Koontzy
author
 Remedies Apr. 26, 2024
Modification: Move Eden Housing v. City of Livermore
author
 Government Mar. 18, 2024
Move Eden Housing v. City of Livermore
author
 Government Mar. 7, 2024
Myasnyankin v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
author
 Insurance Jan. 31, 2024
People v. Gomez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Nov. 15, 2023
Colvis v. Binswanger
author
 probate_and_trusts Oct. 16, 2023
Lacy v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Municipal Law Aug. 8, 2023
Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Constitutional Law Jul. 24, 2023
Thai v. International Business Machines Corp.
author
 Employment Law Jul. 11, 2023
Young v. RemX Specialty Staffing
author
 Employment Law May 10, 2023
People v. Fredrickson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 25, 2023
People v. Saucedo
author
 Evidence Apr. 14, 2023
Torres v. San Francisco Assessment Appeals Bd.
author
 Tax Mar. 28, 2023
Breathe So. California v. American Lung Association
author
 probate_and_trusts Mar. 3, 2023
People v. Maldonado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 31, 2023
Vaughn v. Tesla, Inc.
author
 Arbitration Jan. 4, 2023
People v. Maldonado
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 9, 2022
Rycz v. Superior Court (McGarry)
author
 Civil Procedure Jul. 29, 2022
Broome v. The Regents of the University of California
author
 Contracts Jun. 28, 2022
Estate of Eskra
author
 Contracts May 5, 2022
Perez v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Employment Law Mar. 3, 2022
D.C. v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Juveniles Nov. 11, 2021
SEIU-USWW v. Preferred Building Services, Inc.
author
 Labor Law Oct. 19, 2021
Harris v. Thomas Dee Engineering Co., Inc.
author
 Torts Sep. 7, 2021
Harris v. Thomas Dee Engineering Co., Inc.
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 5, 2021
People v. Wilson
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 22, 2021
Bullseye Telecom, Inc. v. California Public Utilities Commission
author
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 8, 2021
Pillar Project AG v. Payward Ventures, Inc
author
 Arbitration May 26, 2021
People v. Walker
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 10, 2021
Modification: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Feb. 24, 2021
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Jan. 29, 2021
Modification: Alfaro v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 31, 2020
Alfaro v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 11, 2020
People v. Joaquin
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 7, 2020
People v. Griffin
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 2, 2020
Williams v. County of Sonoma
author
 Torts Sep. 30, 2020
Bullock v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 29, 2020
In re S.J.
author
 Juveniles Jun. 19, 2020
Spikener v. Ally Financial, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Jun. 11, 2020
Hernandez v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
author
 statutory_interpretation Jun. 4, 2020
People v. Smith
author
 statutory_interpretation May 28, 2020
People v. Smolkin
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2020
People v. Wilkes
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 30, 2020
People ex rel. Becerra v. Shine
concurring
 Civil Procedure Mar. 13, 2020
Modification: United Artists Theater Circuit v. Regional Water Quality Control Board
author
 Environmental Law Dec. 20, 2019
Riley v. Alameda County Sheriff's Office
author
 Government Dec. 19, 2019
Luke v. Sonoma County
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 16, 2019
People v. Gonzalez
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 9, 2019
United Artists Theater Circuit v. Regional Water Quality Control Board
author
 Environmental Law Dec. 3, 2019
People v. Coneal
author
 Evidence Nov. 8, 2019
People v. Carranza
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 2, 2019
In re A.M.
author
 Juveniles Aug. 8, 2019
People v. Alexander
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 27, 2019
Raney v. Cerkueira
author
 Real Property Jun. 19, 2019
Sonoma Media Investments, LLC v. Superior Court
author
 Anti-SLAPP Apr. 10, 2019
Modification: Sonoma Media Investments, LLC v. Superior Court
author
 Anti-SLAPP Apr. 10, 2019
In re J.C.
author
 Juveniles Apr. 1, 2019
Connelly v. Bornstein
author
 Attorneys Apr. 1, 2019
In re L.R.
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 20, 2019
Ditzian v. Unger
author
 Real Property Jan. 28, 2019
Duffey v. Tender Heart Home Care Agency
author
 Labor Law Jan. 15, 2019
Modacure v. B&B Vehicle Processing, Inc.
author
 Constitutional Law Dec. 27, 2018
Marriage of Martindale & Ochoa
author
 Family Law Dec. 17, 2018
Pagnini v. Union Bank, N.A.
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 19, 2018
Moen v. The Regents of the University of California
author
 Civil Procedure Aug. 3, 2018
In re Carlos J.
author
 Juveniles Apr. 12, 2018
People v. Dillard
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 2, 2018
San Francisco Apartment Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Government Feb. 16, 2018
People v. Steward
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 13, 2018
Mora v. Webcor Construction, L.P.
author
 Labor Law Feb. 7, 2018
Estate of Reed
author
 probate_and_trusts Nov. 9, 2017
Surfrider Foundation v. Martins Beach 1 LLC
author
 Environmental Law Aug. 11, 2017
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