 
Presiding Justice
Retired January 19, 2021; Appointed presiding justice, Division Three of 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown June 15, 2018. Appointed to Court of Appeal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, December 2005. Worked in governor's office 2003-2005 and served as legal affairs secretary and interim chief of staff.
UC Hastings
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Dousing State's Legal Fires Honed Justice's Composure | 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) | Feb. 21, 2008 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Danielson v. County of Humboldt author | Government | Jun. 27, 2024 | 
| Modification: Sweeney v. San Francisco Bay Conservation author | Administrative Agencies | Apr. 16, 2021 | 
| Sweeney v. San Francisco Bay Conservation author | Administrative Agencies | Mar. 23, 2021 | 
| Modification: Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board author | Water Rights | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board author | Water Rights | Feb. 23, 2021 | 
| People v. Carr author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 21, 2021 | 
| Marriage of DeSouza author | Family Law | Aug. 31, 2020 | 
| Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group author | Arbitration | Aug. 19, 2020 | 
| People v. Lawson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 6, 2020 | 
| Modification: Ben-E-Lect v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins. Co. author | Antitrust | Jul. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. Collom author | statutory_interpretation | Jul. 15, 2020 | 
| Ben-E-Lect v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins. Co. author | Antitrust | Jul. 7, 2020 | 
| People v. Cole author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 18, 2020 | 
| Wittenberg v. Bornstein dissenting | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 15, 2020 | 
| Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group author | Arbitration | Jun. 4, 2020 | 
| Owens v. City of Oakland Housing, Residential Rent author | Real Property | Jun. 3, 2020 | 
| Huang v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. author | Civil Procedure | May 1, 2020 | 
| People v. Perlas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 15, 2020 | 
| People v. Graves author | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 10, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Blanchard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 10, 2020 | 
| People v. Blanchard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 3, 2020 | 
| People v. Sanchez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 23, 2019 | 
| Williams-Sonoma Song-Beverly Act Cases author | Consumer Law | Oct. 2, 2019 | 
| Marriage of Goodwin-Mitchell and Mitchell author | Family Law | Sep. 26, 2019 | 
| Castillo v. Superior Court author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2019 | 
| People v. Chen author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 | 
| People v. Wiley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 | 
| Ryze Claim Solutions LLC v. Superior Court author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 5, 2019 | 
| People v. Alvarez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 15, 2019 | 
| Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette concurring | Government | Feb. 12, 2019 | 
| In re E.T. author | Dependency | Jan. 14, 2019 | 
| Uber Technologies v. Google author | Contracts | Oct. 2, 2018 | 
| Lofton v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage author | Attorneys | Oct. 2, 2018 | 
| Sander v. State Bar of California author | Public Records Act | Aug. 27, 2018 | 
| Modification: Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp. author | Consumer Law | Aug. 7, 2018 | 
| Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp. author | Consumer Law | Jul. 17, 2018 | 
| People v. Ahmed author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2018 | 
| Smythe v. Uber Technologies Inc. author | Arbitration | Jun. 11, 2018 | 
| Tierney v. Javaid author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 6, 2018 | 
| People v. Rhinehart author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 5, 2018 | 
| Brown v. Garcia author | Native American Affairs | Dec. 4, 2017 | 
| Jameson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. author | Employment Law | Nov. 3, 2017 | 
| Protect Telegraph Hill v. City and County of San Francisco author | Environmental Law | Oct. 17, 2017 | 
| Pesticide Action Network North America v. California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation (Valent U.S.A. Corp.) author | Environmental Law | Sep. 21, 2017 | 
| People v. Financial Casualty & Surety Inc. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2017 | 
| Ayala v. Dawson author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 7, 2017 | 
| D.W., a Minor author | Juveniles | Aug. 4, 2017 | 
| People v. DeLeon reversed and remanded | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Dousing State's Legal Fires Honed Justice's Composure | 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) | Feb. 21, 2008 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Danielson v. County of Humboldt author | Government | Jun. 27, 2024 | 
| Modification: Sweeney v. San Francisco Bay Conservation author | Administrative Agencies | Apr. 16, 2021 | 
| Sweeney v. San Francisco Bay Conservation author | Administrative Agencies | Mar. 23, 2021 | 
| Modification: Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board author | Water Rights | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| Sweeney v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board author | Water Rights | Feb. 23, 2021 | 
| People v. Carr author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 21, 2021 | 
| Marriage of DeSouza author | Family Law | Aug. 31, 2020 | 
| Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group author | Arbitration | Aug. 19, 2020 | 
| People v. Lawson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 6, 2020 | 
| Modification: Ben-E-Lect v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins. Co. author | Antitrust | Jul. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. Collom author | statutory_interpretation | Jul. 15, 2020 | 
| Ben-E-Lect v. Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Ins. Co. author | Antitrust | Jul. 7, 2020 | 
| People v. Cole author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 18, 2020 | 
| Wittenberg v. Bornstein dissenting | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 15, 2020 | 
| Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group author | Arbitration | Jun. 4, 2020 | 
| Owens v. City of Oakland Housing, Residential Rent author | Real Property | Jun. 3, 2020 | 
| Huang v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. author | Civil Procedure | May 1, 2020 | 
| People v. Perlas author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 15, 2020 | 
| People v. Graves author | statutory_interpretation | Mar. 10, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Blanchard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 10, 2020 | 
| People v. Blanchard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 3, 2020 | 
| People v. Sanchez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 23, 2019 | 
| Williams-Sonoma Song-Beverly Act Cases author | Consumer Law | Oct. 2, 2019 | 
| Marriage of Goodwin-Mitchell and Mitchell author | Family Law | Sep. 26, 2019 | 
| Castillo v. Superior Court author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 23, 2019 | 
| People v. Chen author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 | 
| People v. Wiley author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2019 | 
| Ryze Claim Solutions LLC v. Superior Court author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 5, 2019 | 
| People v. Alvarez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 15, 2019 | 
| Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette concurring | Government | Feb. 12, 2019 | 
| In re E.T. author | Dependency | Jan. 14, 2019 | 
| Uber Technologies v. Google author | Contracts | Oct. 2, 2018 | 
| Lofton v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage author | Attorneys | Oct. 2, 2018 | 
| Sander v. State Bar of California author | Public Records Act | Aug. 27, 2018 | 
| Modification: Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp. author | Consumer Law | Aug. 7, 2018 | 
| Littlejohn v. Costco Wholesale Corp. author | Consumer Law | Jul. 17, 2018 | 
| People v. Ahmed author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2018 | 
| Smythe v. Uber Technologies Inc. author | Arbitration | Jun. 11, 2018 | 
| Tierney v. Javaid author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 6, 2018 | 
| People v. Rhinehart author | Constitutional Law | Mar. 5, 2018 | 
| Brown v. Garcia author | Native American Affairs | Dec. 4, 2017 | 
| Jameson v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. author | Employment Law | Nov. 3, 2017 | 
| Protect Telegraph Hill v. City and County of San Francisco author | Environmental Law | Oct. 17, 2017 | 
| Pesticide Action Network North America v. California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation (Valent U.S.A. Corp.) author | Environmental Law | Sep. 21, 2017 | 
| People v. Financial Casualty & Surety Inc. author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 14, 2017 | 
| Ayala v. Dawson author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 7, 2017 | 
| D.W., a Minor author | Juveniles | Aug. 4, 2017 | 
| People v. DeLeon reversed and remanded | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2017 | 
 

 
