Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
6th Appellate District
Days:
M-F
333 W Santa Clara St #1060
San Jose , CA 95113-1717
(408) 277-1004
Appointed to Sixth District Court of Appeal, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, July 2021. Appointed to the Santa Clara Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in December 2018. Previously, an independent and assistant federal public defender in San Jose.
UC Berkeley Law School
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
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People ex rel. International Assn. of Firefighters v. City of Palo Alto
reversed and remanded
|
Municipal Law | Jun. 4, 2024 |
|
San Jose Sharks, LLC v. Superior Court (Factory Mutual Insurace Co.)
author
|
Insurance | Dec. 22, 2023 |
|
Marriage of V.S. & V.K.
author
|
Family Law | Nov. 15, 2023 |
|
Homeward Opportunities Fund I Trust 2019-2 v. Taptelis
author
|
Real Property | Oct. 12, 2023 |
|
County of San Benito v. Superior Court (Western Resources Legal Center)
author
|
Public Records Act | Oct. 11, 2023 |
|
Marina Coast Water Dist. v. County of Monterey
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 5, 2023 |
|
People v. Aguilar-Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2023 |
|
In re T.F.-G.
author
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 25, 2023 |
|
Modification: Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
reversed and remanded
|
Municipal Law | Apr. 18, 2023 |
|
Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
reversed and remanded
|
Municipal Law | Mar. 21, 2023 |
|
People v. Ortiz
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 27, 2023 |
|
Williams v. West Coast Hospitals, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 23, 2022 |
|
Prager University v. Google LLC
author
|
Cyber Law | Dec. 6, 2022 |
|
Hobbs v. City of Pacific Grove
author
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 15, 2022 |
|
People v. Buchanan
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 9, 2022 |
|
Li v. Jin
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 19, 2022 |
|
In re M.A.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 13, 2022 |
|
People v. Nguyen
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 2, 2022 |
|
In re J.B.
dissenting
|
Juveniles | Feb. 23, 2022 |
|
Conservatorship of C.O.
affirmed
|
Conservatorship | Nov. 22, 2021 |
|
Marriage of Kelpe
affirmed
|
Family Law | May 12, 2021 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People ex rel. International Assn. of Firefighters v. City of Palo Alto
reversed and remanded
|
Municipal Law | Jun. 4, 2024 |
|
San Jose Sharks, LLC v. Superior Court (Factory Mutual Insurace Co.)
author
|
Insurance | Dec. 22, 2023 |
|
Marriage of V.S. & V.K.
author
|
Family Law | Nov. 15, 2023 |
|
Homeward Opportunities Fund I Trust 2019-2 v. Taptelis
author
|
Real Property | Oct. 12, 2023 |
|
County of San Benito v. Superior Court (Western Resources Legal Center)
author
|
Public Records Act | Oct. 11, 2023 |
|
Marina Coast Water Dist. v. County of Monterey
author
|
Environmental Law | Oct. 5, 2023 |
|
People v. Aguilar-Jimenez
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2023 |
|
In re T.F.-G.
author
|
Constitutional Law | Aug. 25, 2023 |
|
Modification: Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
reversed and remanded
|
Municipal Law | Apr. 18, 2023 |
|
Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
reversed and remanded
|
Municipal Law | Mar. 21, 2023 |
|
People v. Ortiz
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 27, 2023 |
|
Williams v. West Coast Hospitals, Inc.
author
|
Arbitration | Dec. 23, 2022 |
|
Prager University v. Google LLC
author
|
Cyber Law | Dec. 6, 2022 |
|
Hobbs v. City of Pacific Grove
author
|
Constitutional Law | Nov. 15, 2022 |
|
People v. Buchanan
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 9, 2022 |
|
Li v. Jin
author
|
Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 19, 2022 |
|
In re M.A.
author
|
Juveniles | Sep. 13, 2022 |
|
People v. Nguyen
author
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 2, 2022 |
|
In re J.B.
dissenting
|
Juveniles | Feb. 23, 2022 |
|
Conservatorship of C.O.
affirmed
|
Conservatorship | Nov. 22, 2021 |
|
Marriage of Kelpe
affirmed
|
Family Law | May 12, 2021 |