 
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
4th Appellate District, Division 1
Department/Division:
1
Days:
M-F
750 B Street #300
San Diego , CA 92101-8189
(619) 744-0760
Appointed to the San Diego Superior Court bench by Gov. Jerry Brown, Feb. 26, 2018; partner, Jones Day, San Diego, 2014-18; partner, Munger Tolles & Olsen LLP, Los Angeles, 2009-14; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles, 1999-2009; associate, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, Los Angeles, 1998
Stanford Law School. 1997
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Principles That Matter | San Diego County (San Diego) | Feb. 21, 2019 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Herzog et al. v. Superior Court (Dexcom, Inc.) author | Arbitration | May 16, 2024 | 
| People v. Ashford University, LLC author | Consumer Law | Mar. 11, 2024 | 
| Valenti v. City of San Diego author | Public Records Act | Aug. 8, 2023 | 
| Aton Center v. United Healthcare Insurance Co. author | Contracts | Jul. 28, 2023 | 
| In re M.D. author | Dependency | Jul. 20, 2023 | 
| McConnell v. Advantest America author | Arbitration | Jun. 19, 2023 | 
| People v. Montanez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 8, 2023 | 
| People v. Myles author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2023 | 
| Wehsener v. Jernigan author | probate_and_trusts | Dec. 28, 2022 | 
| Costa v. Road Runner Sports author | Arbitration | Oct. 19, 2022 | 
| People v. Heard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 20, 2022 | 
| LG Chem, Ltd. v. Superior Court (Lawhon) author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 28, 2022 | 
| Modification: Casey v. Hill author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 23, 2022 | 
| Casey v. Hill author | Civil Procedure | May 24, 2022 | 
| In re M.V. author | Juveniles | May 18, 2022 | 
| Sellers v. JustAnswer LLC author | Consumer Law | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians v. Flynt author | Native American Affairs | Nov. 1, 2021 | 
| People v. Rodriguez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 7, 2021 | 
| Meridian Financial Services, Inc. v. Phan author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 12, 2021 | 
| Marriage of L.R. and K.A. author | Family Law | Jul. 28, 2021 | 
| Champir, LLC v. Fairbanks Ranch Association author | Attorneys | Jul. 19, 2021 | 
| Starcevic v. Pentech Financial Services, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 8, 2021 | 
| Smart Corner Owners Assn. v. CJUF Smart Corner LLC author | Real Property | May 24, 2021 | 
| Department of Industrial Relations v. Built Pacific, Inc. author | Labor Law | Apr. 8, 2021 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Principles That Matter | San Diego County (San Diego) | Feb. 21, 2019 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Herzog et al. v. Superior Court (Dexcom, Inc.) author | Arbitration | May 16, 2024 | 
| People v. Ashford University, LLC author | Consumer Law | Mar. 11, 2024 | 
| Valenti v. City of San Diego author | Public Records Act | Aug. 8, 2023 | 
| Aton Center v. United Healthcare Insurance Co. author | Contracts | Jul. 28, 2023 | 
| In re M.D. author | Dependency | Jul. 20, 2023 | 
| McConnell v. Advantest America author | Arbitration | Jun. 19, 2023 | 
| People v. Montanez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 8, 2023 | 
| People v. Myles author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 24, 2023 | 
| Wehsener v. Jernigan author | probate_and_trusts | Dec. 28, 2022 | 
| Costa v. Road Runner Sports author | Arbitration | Oct. 19, 2022 | 
| People v. Heard author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 20, 2022 | 
| LG Chem, Ltd. v. Superior Court (Lawhon) author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 28, 2022 | 
| Modification: Casey v. Hill author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 23, 2022 | 
| Casey v. Hill author | Civil Procedure | May 24, 2022 | 
| In re M.V. author | Juveniles | May 18, 2022 | 
| Sellers v. JustAnswer LLC author | Consumer Law | Jan. 4, 2022 | 
| Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians v. Flynt author | Native American Affairs | Nov. 1, 2021 | 
| People v. Rodriguez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 7, 2021 | 
| Meridian Financial Services, Inc. v. Phan author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 12, 2021 | 
| Marriage of L.R. and K.A. author | Family Law | Jul. 28, 2021 | 
| Champir, LLC v. Fairbanks Ranch Association author | Attorneys | Jul. 19, 2021 | 
| Starcevic v. Pentech Financial Services, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 8, 2021 | 
| Smart Corner Owners Assn. v. CJUF Smart Corner LLC author | Real Property | May 24, 2021 | 
| Department of Industrial Relations v. Built Pacific, Inc. author | Labor Law | Apr. 8, 2021 | 
 

 
