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Ginger E. Garrett

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Judge (ret.)



Appointed to the San Luis Obispo Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005 and retired October 2021; elected commissioner by judges of San Luis Obispo Superior Court, 2002; sole practitioner, San Luis Obispo, 1992-2002; sole practitioner, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1982-93; managing attorney, Legal Services Corp. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1980-82; attorney, Legal Aid State Services, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1978-80; associate, Drake, Knowles & Pierce, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1977-78

University of Alabama School of Law, 1978



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Commissioner Ginger E. Garrett San Luis Obispo Superior Mar. 24, 2005

Rulings
Case Category Published
Modification: San Luis Obispo Local v. Central Coast
reversed
 Contracts Jun. 1, 2022
Cardenas v. Horizon Senior Living, Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure May 23, 2022
San Luis Obispo Local v. Central Coast
reversed
 Contracts May 6, 2022
San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission v. Central Coast Development
reversed
 Contracts Feb. 4, 2022
San Luis Obispo Local Agency v. City of Pismo Beach
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 5, 2021
State of California v. Pain Management Specialist Medical Group
affirmed
 Arbitration Dec. 23, 2020
State Farm General Insurance Co. v. Oetiker, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Dec. 22, 2020
Lowry v. Port San Luis Harbor Dist.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 23, 2020
People v. Pierre R.
affirmed
 Conservatorship Nov. 19, 2019
People v. Bendovid
reversed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 24, 2018
LandWatch San Luis Obispo Co. v. Cambria Comm. Serv. Dist.
affirmed
 Environmental Law Jul. 30, 2018

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
The People of the State of California v. Walmart Stores Inc. Business Law judge Jul. 30, 2021
Jane S.G. Doe v. Lucia Mar Unified School District, Nipomo High School, Justin Magdaleno, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Apr. 16, 2021
Jane N.R. Doe, an individual; Jane S.C. Doe, an individual; and Jane E.A. Doe, an individual v. Lucia Mar Unified School District, a public entity; Justin Magdaleno, an individual; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Apr. 16, 2021
Jane V.L. Doe v. Lucia Mar Unified School District Personal Injury judge Apr. 16, 2021
Wesley Armstrong v. Gerald Reynolds, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Personal Injury judge Sep. 18, 2020
Title Court Published
Commissioner Ginger E. Garrett San Luis Obispo Superior Mar. 24, 2005
Case Category Published
Modification: San Luis Obispo Local v. Central Coast
reversed
 Contracts Jun. 1, 2022
Cardenas v. Horizon Senior Living, Inc.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure May 23, 2022
San Luis Obispo Local v. Central Coast
reversed
 Contracts May 6, 2022
San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission v. Central Coast Development
reversed
 Contracts Feb. 4, 2022
San Luis Obispo Local Agency v. City of Pismo Beach
affirmed
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 5, 2021
State of California v. Pain Management Specialist Medical Group
affirmed
 Arbitration Dec. 23, 2020
State Farm General Insurance Co. v. Oetiker, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 statutory_interpretation Dec. 22, 2020
Lowry v. Port San Luis Harbor Dist.
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 23, 2020
People v. Pierre R.
affirmed
 Conservatorship Nov. 19, 2019
People v. Bendovid
reversed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 24, 2018
LandWatch San Luis Obispo Co. v. Cambria Comm. Serv. Dist.
affirmed
 Environmental Law Jul. 30, 2018
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