Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Spring Street Courthouse
Department/Division:
26
Courtroom/Floor:
827C
312 North Spring Street
Los Angeles , CA 90012
(213) 310-7026
Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2008; head deputy public defender, deputy public defender, Los Angeles county, 1985-2008; associate, Farnsworth, Saperstein & Seligman, San Francisco, 1984-85
UC Hastings College of the Law, 1983
Judicial Profiles
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Solving Creatively | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Feb. 27, 2018 |
Defender's New Focus | Los Angeles County Superior Court | Feb. 4, 2009 |
Columns
Title | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Judicial gatekeepers: the changing role of judicial officers and expert testimony | Civil LitigationFeb. 24, 2014 |
Rulings
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
People v. Hester
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 16, 2020 |
People v. Johnson
dismissed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 6, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Phillip Baum and Jimmy Callahan v. ABC Unified School District | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 6, 2023 |
MCLE
Title | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Judicial gatekeepers: the changing role of judicial officers and expert testimony | Discovery | Feb. 24, 2014 |
Title | Court | Published |
---|---|---|
Solving Creatively | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Feb. 27, 2018 |
Defender's New Focus | Los Angeles County Superior Court | Feb. 4, 2009 |
Title | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Judicial gatekeepers: the changing role of judicial officers and expert testimony | Civil LitigationFeb. 24, 2014 |
Case | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
People v. Hester
affirmed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 16, 2020 |
People v. Johnson
dismissed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 6, 2019 |
Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
---|---|---|---|
Phillip Baum and Jimmy Callahan v. ABC Unified School District | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 6, 2023 |
Title | Category | Published |
---|---|---|
Judicial gatekeepers: the changing role of judicial officers and expert testimony | Discovery | Feb. 24, 2014 |