 
Justice (Ret)
Judicate West
San Diego   
Retired January 12, 2023, after 20 years from California Fourth District Court of Appeal; served 8 years as magistrate judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Centered Calmness | Judicate West | Mar. 15, 2024 | 
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia G. Aaron | 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1 (San Diego) | Aug. 6, 2013 | 
Columns
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The value of an appellate perspective in mediation | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Aug. 9, 2023 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Flores v. City of San Diego author | Immunity | Sep. 15, 2022 | 
| People v. Bueno author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2022 | 
| Petrolink, Inc. v. Lantel Enterprises author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 14, 2022 | 
| Modification: People v. Bunas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 5, 2022 | 
| City of Coronado et al. v. San Diego Assn. of Governments et al. author | Government | Jun. 21, 2022 | 
| People v. Qualkinbush author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2022 | 
| People v. Bunas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2022 | 
| People v. Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 12, 2022 | 
| People v. McDavid author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 25, 2022 | 
| Teacher v. California Western School of Law author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 6, 2022 | 
| Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 11, 2022 | 
| Save Civita Because Sudberry Won't v. City of San Diego author | Government | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| Haytasingh v. City of San Diego author | Government | Nov. 12, 2021 | 
| Weeden v. Hoffman author | Anti-SLAPP | Oct. 15, 2021 | 
| People v. Smith author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2021 | 
| People v. Lopez-Vinck author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2021 | 
| People v. Haro author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2021 | 
| Jamie Zepeda Labor Contracting v. Department of Industrial author | Labor Law | Aug. 16, 2021 | 
| McKenna v. Beasley author | Torts | Aug. 10, 2021 | 
| Haytasingh v. City of San Diego author | Government | Jul. 12, 2021 | 
| County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Johnson & Johnson) author | Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2021 | 
| All of Us or None etc. v. Hamrick author | Constitutional Law | May 28, 2021 | 
| In re N.A. author | Juveniles | May 25, 2021 | 
| City of Calexico v. Bergeson author | Civil Procedure | May 17, 2021 | 
| Clark v. Superior Court (Arthroscopic & Laser Surgery Center of San Diego) author | Employment Discrimination | Mar. 23, 2021 | 
| People v. Paredes author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 16, 2021 | 
| People v. Williams author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2021 | 
| Borman v. Brown author | Torts | Jan. 20, 2021 | 
| Marriage of Wozniak author | Family Law | Dec. 31, 2020 | 
| People v. Gonzalez author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| Mahon v. City of San Diego author | Tax | Nov. 25, 2020 | 
| Cruz v. Fusion Buffet, Inc. author | Remedies | Nov. 11, 2020 | 
| In re N.S. author | Dependency | Oct. 12, 2020 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Frezier) author | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 15, 2020 | 
| Abatti v. Imperial Irrigation District author | Water Rights | Jul. 22, 2020 | 
| State Compensation Insurance Fund v. ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 16, 2020 | 
| Ruiz v. County of San Diego concurring | Real Property | Apr. 8, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Cota author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 25, 2020 | 
| Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. ProjectCBD.com author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 24, 2020 | 
| Fidelity National Home Warranty Company Cases author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 23, 2020 | 
| People v. Cota author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2020 | 
| Holden v. City of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Dec. 17, 2019 | 
| People v. Gaynor author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2019 | 
| Mejia v. Merchants Building Maintenance author | Labor Law | Aug. 14, 2019 | 
| In re J.S. author | Juveniles | Jul. 15, 2019 | 
| Marriage of Benner author | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 14, 2019 | 
| Modification: People v. Berg author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2019 | 
| People v. Berg author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 30, 2019 | 
| Dudek v. Dudek author | probate_and_trusts | Apr. 11, 2019 | 
| Issa v. Applegate author | Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 28, 2019 | 
| Schmidt v. Citibank, N.A. author | Real Property | Nov. 8, 2018 | 
| In re A.S. author | Family Law | Oct. 15, 2018 | 
| Bottini v. City of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Sep. 20, 2018 | 
| In re E.H. author | Juveniles | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| Center for Community Action v. City of Moreno Valley author | Government | Aug. 27, 2018 | 
| Morales v. 22nd District Agricultural Assn. author | Employment Law | Jul. 11, 2018 | 
| Camacho v. Target Corp. author | Labor Law | Jun. 11, 2018 | 
| Marriage of G.C. and R.W. author | Family Law | May 11, 2018 | 
| Petrolink, Inc. v. Lantel Enterprises author | Contracts | Mar. 19, 2018 | 
| Corley v. San Bernardino County Fire Protection District author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 19, 2018 | 
| Davidson v. Seterus, Inc. author | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 15, 2018 | 
| County of San Diego v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board author | Workers' Compensation | Mar. 7, 2018 | 
| People v. Millan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 14, 2018 | 
| In re J.G. author | Family Law | Feb. 6, 2018 | 
| In re H.C. author | Dependency | Dec. 5, 2017 | 
| McMillin Management Services, L.P. et al. v. Financial Pacific Insurance Company et al. author | Insurance | Nov. 15, 2017 | 
| YDM Management Co. Inc. v Sharp Community Medical Group Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 26, 2017 | 
| Doe v. San Diego-Imperial Council author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 18, 2017 | 
| People v. Vasquez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2017 | 
| People v. Button author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 21, 2017 | 
| Orange Co. Water Dist. v. Sabic Innovative Plastics reversed | Environmental Law | Aug. 7, 2017 | 
| Baker v. Italian Maple Holdings LLC author | Arbitration | Aug. 2, 2017 | 
| Murphey v. Shiomoto author | Administrative Agencies | Jul. 31, 2017 | 
| Demara v. The Raymond Corp. author | Torts | Jul. 20, 2017 | 
| Swigart v. Bruno author | Torts | Jul. 18, 2017 | 
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Centered Calmness | Judicate West | Mar. 15, 2024 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia G. Aaron | 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1 (San Diego) | Aug. 6, 2013 | 
| Title | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| The value of an appellate perspective in mediation | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Aug. 9, 2023 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Flores v. City of San Diego author | Immunity | Sep. 15, 2022 | 
| People v. Bueno author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 12, 2022 | 
| Petrolink, Inc. v. Lantel Enterprises author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 14, 2022 | 
| Modification: People v. Bunas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 5, 2022 | 
| City of Coronado et al. v. San Diego Assn. of Governments et al. author | Government | Jun. 21, 2022 | 
| People v. Qualkinbush author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2022 | 
| People v. Bunas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 14, 2022 | 
| People v. Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 12, 2022 | 
| People v. McDavid author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 25, 2022 | 
| Teacher v. California Western School of Law author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 6, 2022 | 
| Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 11, 2022 | 
| Save Civita Because Sudberry Won't v. City of San Diego author | Government | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| Haytasingh v. City of San Diego author | Government | Nov. 12, 2021 | 
| Weeden v. Hoffman author | Anti-SLAPP | Oct. 15, 2021 | 
| People v. Smith author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 15, 2021 | 
| People v. Lopez-Vinck author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 16, 2021 | 
| People v. Haro author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2021 | 
| Jamie Zepeda Labor Contracting v. Department of Industrial author | Labor Law | Aug. 16, 2021 | 
| McKenna v. Beasley author | Torts | Aug. 10, 2021 | 
| Haytasingh v. City of San Diego author | Government | Jul. 12, 2021 | 
| County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Johnson & Johnson) author | Constitutional Law | Jun. 16, 2021 | 
| All of Us or None etc. v. Hamrick author | Constitutional Law | May 28, 2021 | 
| In re N.A. author | Juveniles | May 25, 2021 | 
| City of Calexico v. Bergeson author | Civil Procedure | May 17, 2021 | 
| Clark v. Superior Court (Arthroscopic & Laser Surgery Center of San Diego) author | Employment Discrimination | Mar. 23, 2021 | 
| People v. Paredes author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 16, 2021 | 
| People v. Williams author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2021 | 
| Borman v. Brown author | Torts | Jan. 20, 2021 | 
| Marriage of Wozniak author | Family Law | Dec. 31, 2020 | 
| People v. Gonzalez author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| Mahon v. City of San Diego author | Tax | Nov. 25, 2020 | 
| Cruz v. Fusion Buffet, Inc. author | Remedies | Nov. 11, 2020 | 
| In re N.S. author | Dependency | Oct. 12, 2020 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Frezier) author | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 15, 2020 | 
| Abatti v. Imperial Irrigation District author | Water Rights | Jul. 22, 2020 | 
| State Compensation Insurance Fund v. ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 16, 2020 | 
| Ruiz v. County of San Diego concurring | Real Property | Apr. 8, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Cota author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 25, 2020 | 
| Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. ProjectCBD.com author | Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 24, 2020 | 
| Fidelity National Home Warranty Company Cases author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 23, 2020 | 
| People v. Cota author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2020 | 
| Holden v. City of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Dec. 17, 2019 | 
| People v. Gaynor author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2019 | 
| Mejia v. Merchants Building Maintenance author | Labor Law | Aug. 14, 2019 | 
| In re J.S. author | Juveniles | Jul. 15, 2019 | 
| Marriage of Benner author | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 14, 2019 | 
| Modification: People v. Berg author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 28, 2019 | 
| People v. Berg author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 30, 2019 | 
| Dudek v. Dudek author | probate_and_trusts | Apr. 11, 2019 | 
| Issa v. Applegate author | Anti-SLAPP | Jan. 28, 2019 | 
| Schmidt v. Citibank, N.A. author | Real Property | Nov. 8, 2018 | 
| In re A.S. author | Family Law | Oct. 15, 2018 | 
| Bottini v. City of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Sep. 20, 2018 | 
| In re E.H. author | Juveniles | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| Center for Community Action v. City of Moreno Valley author | Government | Aug. 27, 2018 | 
| Morales v. 22nd District Agricultural Assn. author | Employment Law | Jul. 11, 2018 | 
| Camacho v. Target Corp. author | Labor Law | Jun. 11, 2018 | 
| Marriage of G.C. and R.W. author | Family Law | May 11, 2018 | 
| Petrolink, Inc. v. Lantel Enterprises author | Contracts | Mar. 19, 2018 | 
| Corley v. San Bernardino County Fire Protection District author | Civil Procedure | Mar. 19, 2018 | 
| Davidson v. Seterus, Inc. author | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 15, 2018 | 
| County of San Diego v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board author | Workers' Compensation | Mar. 7, 2018 | 
| People v. Millan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 14, 2018 | 
| In re J.G. author | Family Law | Feb. 6, 2018 | 
| In re H.C. author | Dependency | Dec. 5, 2017 | 
| McMillin Management Services, L.P. et al. v. Financial Pacific Insurance Company et al. author | Insurance | Nov. 15, 2017 | 
| YDM Management Co. Inc. v Sharp Community Medical Group Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 26, 2017 | 
| Doe v. San Diego-Imperial Council author | Civil Procedure | Oct. 18, 2017 | 
| People v. Vasquez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 30, 2017 | 
| People v. Button author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 21, 2017 | 
| Orange Co. Water Dist. v. Sabic Innovative Plastics reversed | Environmental Law | Aug. 7, 2017 | 
| Baker v. Italian Maple Holdings LLC author | Arbitration | Aug. 2, 2017 | 
| Murphey v. Shiomoto author | Administrative Agencies | Jul. 31, 2017 | 
| Demara v. The Raymond Corp. author | Torts | Jul. 20, 2017 | 
| Swigart v. Bruno author | Torts | Jul. 18, 2017 | 
 

 
