Danny Y. Chou

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

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

Nominated to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Gavin Newsom, February 2023, and confirmed June 2023; appointed to the San Mateo County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017; assistant county counsel, Santa Clara County Counsel's Office, 2012-18; chief of complex and special litigation, chief of appellate litigation, San Francisco City Attorney's Office, 2006-12; supervising staff attorney, judicial staff attorney, California Supreme Court; 1999-06; staff attorney, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1998-99; associate, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, PC, San Francisco, 1995-98; clerk, Judge Stanley. A. Weigel, U.S. District Court, Northern District, 1994-95

Harvard Law School

Title	Court	Published
Checking the Script	San Mateo County	Jul. 17, 2019

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Checking the Script

San Mateo County

Jul. 17, 2019

Case	Category	Published
People v. Daffeh author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Aug. 30, 2024
T.M. v. Superior Court (People) author	Juveniles	Aug. 28, 2024
Shah v. Skillz Inc. author	Employment Law	Apr. 9, 2024
W. Bradley Electric v. Mitchell Engineering author	Civil Procedure	Feb. 29, 2024
People v. Olay author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 22, 2023
Phillips v. Gordon affirmed	Evidence	Nov. 30, 2023
Modification: People v. Pomar author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 2, 2023
People v. Pomar author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Sep. 14, 2023
Modification: SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco author	Tax	Sep. 14, 2023
SHR St. Francis, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco author	Tax	Aug. 18, 2023
Traiman v. Alameda Unified School Dist. author	Tax	Aug. 4, 2023
Wellsfry v. Ocean Colony Partners affirmed	Torts	Apr. 28, 2023
City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports v. U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. affirmed	Civil Procedure	Jun. 16, 2022
Lincoln v. Lopez affirmed	Civil Procedure	Apr. 27, 2022
In re M.S. author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 25, 2021
Crestwood Behavioral Health v. Lacy author	Labor Law	Oct. 20, 2021
In re Moore author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Sep. 2, 2021

Case

Case Name	Topic	Role	Published
State of California ex rel. David Sherwin v. Office Depot Inc.	Torts	Plaintiff	Dec. 13, 2014
The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action	Torts	Plaintiff	Feb. 15, 2014
Wild Equity Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, National Parks Conservation Association, Surfrider Foundation, Sequoia Audubon, Sierra Club v. City and County of San Francisco, Ed Lee, Philip Ginsburg	Environmental Law	Defendant	Dec. 24, 2011
Craig Yates v. Union Square	Civil Rights	Defendant	Mar. 27, 2010

Case Name	Topic	Role	Published
State of California ex rel. David Sherwin v. Office Depot Inc.	Torts	Plaintiff	Dec. 13, 2014
The People of the State of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company, ConAgra Grocery Products Company, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, NL Industries Inc., The Sherwin Williams Company and related cross-action	Torts	Plaintiff	Feb. 15, 2014
Wild Equity Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, National Parks Conservation Association, Surfrider Foundation, Sequoia Audubon, Sierra Club v. City and County of San Francisco, Ed Lee, Philip Ginsburg	Environmental Law	Defendant	Dec. 24, 2011
Craig Yates v. Union Square	Civil Rights	Defendant	Mar. 27, 2010

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