 
Associate Justice (Ret)
Retiring October 31, 2022. Appointed to the Court of Appeal, 4th District, in 1994 by Gov. Pete Wilson; San Diego County Superior Court, 1989-1994; partner, Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP; deputy district attorney, San Diego County.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Judith L. Haller | 4th Appellate District (San Diego) | May 1, 2013 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Howitson v. Evans Hotels author | Employment Law | Jul. 22, 2022 | 
| People v. Gerson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 8, 2022 | 
| Ross v. Superior Court (County of Riverside) author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 20, 2022 | 
| B.D. v. Blizzard Entertainment author | Arbitration | Mar. 30, 2022 | 
| Von Herrmann v. Superior Court (Management & Training Corp.) author | Government | Feb. 28, 2022 | 
| Bankers Hill 150 v. City of San Diego author | Real Property | Feb. 4, 2022 | 
| People v. Gerson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 1, 2022 | 
| People v. Financial Casualty & Surety author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 23, 2021 | 
| Foley Investments v. Alisal Water Corp. author | Utilities | Dec. 13, 2021 | 
| McCann v. City of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Oct. 12, 2021 | 
| City of Escondido v. Pacific Harmony Grove Development author | Eminent Domain | Aug. 30, 2021 | 
| Mendoza v. Superior Court (People) author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 25, 2021 | 
| Severin Mobile Towing, Inc. v. JPMorgan Chase author | Torts | Jun. 10, 2021 | 
| Paterra v. Hansen author | Civil Procedure | May 25, 2021 | 
| Julian Volunteer Fire Co. Assn. v. Julian-Cuyamaca Fire author | Government | Apr. 1, 2021 | 
| Manderson-Saleh v. Regents of the University of California author | Administrative Agencies | Feb. 9, 2021 | 
| Calleros v. Rural Metro of San Diego author | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 17, 2020 | 
| People v. Grant author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 16, 2020 | 
| Murray v. Tran author | Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 25, 2020 | 
| In re Raymundo M. author | Juveniles | Jul. 16, 2020 | 
| Martinez v. San Diego County Credit Union author | Disability Discrimination | Jun. 23, 2020 | 
| In re Scott author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 8, 2020 | 
| SLPR, L.L.C. v. San Diego Unified Port District concurring | Real Property | May 27, 2020 | 
| Sannmann v. Dept. of Justice author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 13, 2020 | 
| Citizens of Humanity, LLC v. Hass concurring | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 18, 2020 | 
| Loeb v. County of San Diego author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 | 
| Fish v. Superior Court (San Diego) author | Evidence | Dec. 3, 2019 | 
| People v. Jennings author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2019 | 
| Evans v. Shiomoto author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 14, 2019 | 
| People v. Allen author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2019 | 
| Weiss v. City of Del Mar author | Government | Sep. 5, 2019 | 
| People v. Jacobo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 5, 2019 | 
| People v. Gutierrez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2019 | 
| People v. Cawkwell author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2019 | 
| Correia v. NB Baker Electric, Inc. author | Arbitration | Feb. 26, 2019 | 
| Sunrise Financial, LLC v. Superior Court author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 8, 2019 | 
| People v. Aguayo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 29, 2019 | 
| Orange County Water Dist. v. The Arnold Engineering Co. author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2019 | 
| Finance Holding Co., LLC v. The American Inst. of Certified author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2018 | 
| Beach and Bluff Conservancy v. City of Solana Beach author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 18, 2018 | 
| People v. Aguayo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2018 | 
| Pease v. Zapf author | statutory_interpretation | Aug. 21, 2018 | 
| People v. Brunton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 5, 2018 | 
| Modification: Nielsen Contracting Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Inc. author | Contracts | May 24, 2018 | 
| Alexander v. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla author | Health Care | May 16, 2018 | 
| Nielsen Contracting Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Inc. author | Contracts | May 4, 2018 | 
| Estate of Casserley author | probate_and_trusts | May 1, 2018 | 
| Hayes v. Temecula Valley Unified Sch. Dist. author | Education | Mar. 26, 2018 | 
| Gaynor v. Bulen author | Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 24, 2018 | 
| The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers etc. v. NASSCO etc. author | Labor Law | Dec. 4, 2017 | 
| People v. Sandoval concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2017 | 
| People v. Trujillo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2017 | 
| Ramirez v. Superior Court author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2017 | 
| Orange Co. Water Dist. v. Sabic Innovative Plastics author | Environmental Law | Aug. 7, 2017 | 
| Minnick v. Automotive Creations Inc. author | Employment Law | Jul. 31, 2017 | 
| In re A.C. author | Family Law | Jul. 25, 2017 | 
| People v. Alford author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydranautics v. Purification Products Company | Breach of Contract | judge | Mar. 19, 1994 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Judith L. Haller | 4th Appellate District (San Diego) | May 1, 2013 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Howitson v. Evans Hotels author | Employment Law | Jul. 22, 2022 | 
| People v. Gerson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 8, 2022 | 
| Ross v. Superior Court (County of Riverside) author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 20, 2022 | 
| B.D. v. Blizzard Entertainment author | Arbitration | Mar. 30, 2022 | 
| Von Herrmann v. Superior Court (Management & Training Corp.) author | Government | Feb. 28, 2022 | 
| Bankers Hill 150 v. City of San Diego author | Real Property | Feb. 4, 2022 | 
| People v. Gerson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 1, 2022 | 
| People v. Financial Casualty & Surety author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 23, 2021 | 
| Foley Investments v. Alisal Water Corp. author | Utilities | Dec. 13, 2021 | 
| McCann v. City of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Oct. 12, 2021 | 
| City of Escondido v. Pacific Harmony Grove Development author | Eminent Domain | Aug. 30, 2021 | 
| Mendoza v. Superior Court (People) author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 25, 2021 | 
| Severin Mobile Towing, Inc. v. JPMorgan Chase author | Torts | Jun. 10, 2021 | 
| Paterra v. Hansen author | Civil Procedure | May 25, 2021 | 
| Julian Volunteer Fire Co. Assn. v. Julian-Cuyamaca Fire author | Government | Apr. 1, 2021 | 
| Manderson-Saleh v. Regents of the University of California author | Administrative Agencies | Feb. 9, 2021 | 
| Calleros v. Rural Metro of San Diego author | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 17, 2020 | 
| People v. Grant author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 16, 2020 | 
| Murray v. Tran author | Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 25, 2020 | 
| In re Raymundo M. author | Juveniles | Jul. 16, 2020 | 
| Martinez v. San Diego County Credit Union author | Disability Discrimination | Jun. 23, 2020 | 
| In re Scott author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 8, 2020 | 
| SLPR, L.L.C. v. San Diego Unified Port District concurring | Real Property | May 27, 2020 | 
| Sannmann v. Dept. of Justice author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 13, 2020 | 
| Citizens of Humanity, LLC v. Hass concurring | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 18, 2020 | 
| Loeb v. County of San Diego author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 | 
| Fish v. Superior Court (San Diego) author | Evidence | Dec. 3, 2019 | 
| People v. Jennings author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2019 | 
| Evans v. Shiomoto author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 14, 2019 | 
| People v. Allen author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2019 | 
| Weiss v. City of Del Mar author | Government | Sep. 5, 2019 | 
| People v. Jacobo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 5, 2019 | 
| People v. Gutierrez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2019 | 
| People v. Cawkwell author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2019 | 
| Correia v. NB Baker Electric, Inc. author | Arbitration | Feb. 26, 2019 | 
| Sunrise Financial, LLC v. Superior Court author | Civil Procedure | Feb. 8, 2019 | 
| People v. Aguayo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 29, 2019 | 
| Orange County Water Dist. v. The Arnold Engineering Co. author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 14, 2019 | 
| Finance Holding Co., LLC v. The American Inst. of Certified author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 3, 2018 | 
| Beach and Bluff Conservancy v. City of Solana Beach author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 18, 2018 | 
| People v. Aguayo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 28, 2018 | 
| Pease v. Zapf author | statutory_interpretation | Aug. 21, 2018 | 
| People v. Brunton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 5, 2018 | 
| Modification: Nielsen Contracting Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Inc. author | Contracts | May 24, 2018 | 
| Alexander v. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla author | Health Care | May 16, 2018 | 
| Nielsen Contracting Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Inc. author | Contracts | May 4, 2018 | 
| Estate of Casserley author | probate_and_trusts | May 1, 2018 | 
| Hayes v. Temecula Valley Unified Sch. Dist. author | Education | Mar. 26, 2018 | 
| Gaynor v. Bulen author | Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 24, 2018 | 
| The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers etc. v. NASSCO etc. author | Labor Law | Dec. 4, 2017 | 
| People v. Sandoval concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2017 | 
| People v. Trujillo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2017 | 
| Ramirez v. Superior Court author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2017 | 
| Orange Co. Water Dist. v. Sabic Innovative Plastics author | Environmental Law | Aug. 7, 2017 | 
| Minnick v. Automotive Creations Inc. author | Employment Law | Jul. 31, 2017 | 
| In re A.C. author | Family Law | Jul. 25, 2017 | 
| People v. Alford author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydranautics v. Purification Products Company | Breach of Contract | judge | Mar. 19, 1994 | 
 

 
