 
Associate Justice (Ret)
ADR Services Inc.
Days:
M-F
San Jose   
Joined ADR Services in January 2023; retired June 30, 2022 from the 6th District Court of Appeal, appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian in 1988; elevated to the Santa Clara Superior Court in 1986; appointed to the Santa Clara Municipal Court, 1983; senior assistant city attorney, Palo Alto, 1980; deputy state attorney general, 1975
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Elia | 6th District Court of Appeal (San Jose) | Sep. 2, 2013 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. County of Monterey affirmed | Municipal Law | Aug. 3, 2023 | 
| P. v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 26, 2022 | 
| People v. Burgos dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2022 | 
| Chaganti v. Superior Court (Cricket Communications) author | Judges | Dec. 29, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Greeley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 1, 2021 | 
| People v. Greeley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 21, 2021 | 
| Chevron U.S.A. v. County of Monterey author | Constitutional Law | Oct. 14, 2021 | 
| People v. Dawson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 30, 2021 | 
| People v. Hoang author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2021 | 
| People v. Pineda author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2021 | 
| Superior Court v. County of Alameda author | Government | Jun. 21, 2021 | 
| People v. Nunes dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2021 | 
| Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company reversed and remanded | Insurance | Mar. 19, 2021 | 
| People v. Taylor author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 26, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Mackreth author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 7, 2021 | 
| People v. Martinez author | Constitutional Law | Jan. 4, 2021 | 
| People v. Mackreth author | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 11, 2020 | 
| People v. Lopez author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 3, 2020 | 
| Marriage of Ankola concurring | Family Law | Aug. 14, 2020 | 
| In re Chavez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| Nguyen v. Ford concurring | Torts | May 15, 2020 | 
| People v. Guerrero reversed and remanded | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 1, 2020 | 
| Pott v. Lazarin concurring | Civil Procedure | Apr. 2, 2020 | 
| People v. Wetle author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 | 
| People v. Trout-Lacy author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 | 
| Short v. Superior Court (Santa Clara) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2019 | 
| People v. Khan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 30, 2019 | 
| Ruiz-Martinez v. Super. Ct. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 22, 2019 | 
| Klugman v. Superior Court author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2019 | 
| Goldstein v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd. author | Administrative Agencies | May 2, 2019 | 
| Drulias v. 1st Century Bancshares, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 27, 2018 | 
| Alliance of Concerned Citizens v. City of San Juan Bautista author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 28, 2018 | 
| Genisman v. Hopkins Carley author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 16, 2018 | 
| Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company author | Insurance | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| People v. Bear author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2018 | 
| In re J.R. author | Juveniles | Apr. 30, 2018 | 
| SJJC Aviation Services LLC v. City of San Jose (Signature Flight Support Corp.) author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 22, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Elia | 6th District Court of Appeal (San Jose) | Sep. 2, 2013 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. County of Monterey affirmed | Municipal Law | Aug. 3, 2023 | 
| P. v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 26, 2022 | 
| People v. Burgos dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2022 | 
| Chaganti v. Superior Court (Cricket Communications) author | Judges | Dec. 29, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Greeley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 1, 2021 | 
| People v. Greeley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 21, 2021 | 
| Chevron U.S.A. v. County of Monterey author | Constitutional Law | Oct. 14, 2021 | 
| People v. Dawson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 30, 2021 | 
| People v. Hoang author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2021 | 
| People v. Pineda author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2021 | 
| Superior Court v. County of Alameda author | Government | Jun. 21, 2021 | 
| People v. Nunes dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2021 | 
| Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company reversed and remanded | Insurance | Mar. 19, 2021 | 
| People v. Taylor author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 26, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Mackreth author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 7, 2021 | 
| People v. Martinez author | Constitutional Law | Jan. 4, 2021 | 
| People v. Mackreth author | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 11, 2020 | 
| People v. Lopez author | statutory_interpretation | Nov. 3, 2020 | 
| Marriage of Ankola concurring | Family Law | Aug. 14, 2020 | 
| In re Chavez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| Nguyen v. Ford concurring | Torts | May 15, 2020 | 
| People v. Guerrero reversed and remanded | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 1, 2020 | 
| Pott v. Lazarin concurring | Civil Procedure | Apr. 2, 2020 | 
| People v. Wetle author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 | 
| People v. Trout-Lacy author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 | 
| Short v. Superior Court (Santa Clara) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2019 | 
| People v. Khan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 30, 2019 | 
| Ruiz-Martinez v. Super. Ct. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 22, 2019 | 
| Klugman v. Superior Court author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2019 | 
| Goldstein v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd. author | Administrative Agencies | May 2, 2019 | 
| Drulias v. 1st Century Bancshares, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 27, 2018 | 
| Alliance of Concerned Citizens v. City of San Juan Bautista author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 28, 2018 | 
| Genisman v. Hopkins Carley author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 16, 2018 | 
| Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company author | Insurance | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| People v. Bear author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2018 | 
| In re J.R. author | Juveniles | Apr. 30, 2018 | 
| SJJC Aviation Services LLC v. City of San Jose (Signature Flight Support Corp.) author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 22, 2017 | 
 

 
