 
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
2nd Appellate District, Division 1
Department/Division:
1
300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
(213) 830-7000
Appointed to the Second District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, October 2022; appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; partner, associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, 2004-17, 1992-95; clerk, U.S. District Judge William Matthew Byrne, Jr., Western Division, 1991.
Harvard Law School, 1991
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| A Gracious Approach | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Jan. 17, 2019 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| In re A.P. author | Family Law | Jul. 29, 2024 | 
| Southern California Edison Co. v. Superior Court (21st Century Insurance Co.) author | Attorneys | Jun. 3, 2024 | 
| Equinix LLC et al. v. County of Los Angeles author | Real Property | May 10, 2024 | 
| Weeks v. Interactive Life Forms, LLC author | Arbitration | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| People v. Hall author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 22, 2024 | 
| Jan F. v. Natalie F. author | Family Law | Oct. 19, 2023 | 
| Minser v. Collect Access, LLC author | Consumer Law | Jun. 22, 2023 | 
| Modification: K.R. v. Superior Court (People) author | Juveniles | Apr. 26, 2023 | 
| K.R. v. Superior Court (People) author | Juveniles | Mar. 31, 2023 | 
| State of California ex. rel. Sills v. Gharib-Danesh author | Insurance | Feb. 27, 2023 | 
| People v. Baudoin author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2022 | 
| Amgen Inc. v. Health Care Services concurring | Health Care | Apr. 13, 2020 | 
| Alexander v. Community Hospital of Long Beach author | Employment Law | Mar. 12, 2020 | 
| People v. Kareem A. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 9, 2020 | 
| Lee v. Kim author | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 4, 2019 | 
| Adhav v. Midway Rent A Car, Inc. author | Torts | Jul. 26, 2019 | 
| Severson & Werson v. Sephery-Fard author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 26, 2019 | 
| Levinson Arshonsky & Kurtz LLP v. Kim author | Arbitration | May 31, 2019 | 
| People v. Medina author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 17, 2019 | 
| People v. Medina author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 21, 2019 | 
| Preven v. City of Los Angeles author | Government | Mar. 6, 2019 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| A Gracious Approach | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Jan. 17, 2019 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| In re A.P. author | Family Law | Jul. 29, 2024 | 
| Southern California Edison Co. v. Superior Court (21st Century Insurance Co.) author | Attorneys | Jun. 3, 2024 | 
| Equinix LLC et al. v. County of Los Angeles author | Real Property | May 10, 2024 | 
| Weeks v. Interactive Life Forms, LLC author | Arbitration | Mar. 26, 2024 | 
| People v. Hall author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 22, 2024 | 
| Jan F. v. Natalie F. author | Family Law | Oct. 19, 2023 | 
| Minser v. Collect Access, LLC author | Consumer Law | Jun. 22, 2023 | 
| Modification: K.R. v. Superior Court (People) author | Juveniles | Apr. 26, 2023 | 
| K.R. v. Superior Court (People) author | Juveniles | Mar. 31, 2023 | 
| State of California ex. rel. Sills v. Gharib-Danesh author | Insurance | Feb. 27, 2023 | 
| People v. Baudoin author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2022 | 
| Amgen Inc. v. Health Care Services concurring | Health Care | Apr. 13, 2020 | 
| Alexander v. Community Hospital of Long Beach author | Employment Law | Mar. 12, 2020 | 
| People v. Kareem A. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 9, 2020 | 
| Lee v. Kim author | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 4, 2019 | 
| Adhav v. Midway Rent A Car, Inc. author | Torts | Jul. 26, 2019 | 
| Severson & Werson v. Sephery-Fard author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 26, 2019 | 
| Levinson Arshonsky & Kurtz LLP v. Kim author | Arbitration | May 31, 2019 | 
| People v. Medina author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 17, 2019 | 
| People v. Medina author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 21, 2019 | 
| Preven v. City of Los Angeles author | Government | Mar. 6, 2019 | 
 

 
