Mediator and Arbitrator
ADR Services, Inc.
Joined ADR Services in January 2024; appointed to the Napa County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Dec. 22, 2017, retired January 2024; commissioner, Napa County Superior Court, 2013-18; staff counsel, Napa County Superior Court, 2005-13; contract research attorney, Napa County Superior Court, 2004-05; contract research attorney, Hanna Brophy MacLean McAleer & Jensen LLP, 2002-03; chambers attorney, 1st District Court of Appeal, 2000-01; associate, Hanna Brophy MacLean McAleer & Jensen LLP, 1998-2000; associate, Harbinson Carlson & Tune APC, 1997-98
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Wood | Napa County (Napa) Superior Court | Feb. 13, 2015 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Wining and defining: regulating wineries that pre-dated Napa County's Winery Definition Ordinance | Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Land Use | Feb. 5, 2024 |
| Optimizing hybrid-representation settlement conferences | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 16, 2024 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Modification: Ververka v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Jun. 6, 2024 |
|
Ververka v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | May 23, 2024 |
|
West Pueblo Partners, LLC v. Stone Brewing Co., LLC
affirmed
|
Contracts | May 1, 2023 |
|
Raja Development Co. v. Napa Sanitary Dist.
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 9, 2022 |
|
State Dept. of State Hospitals v. Superior Court (Jane Doe)
petition granted
|
Immunity | Nov. 3, 2022 |
|
Modification: Doe v. Damron
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 11, 2021 |
|
Doe v. Damron
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 22, 2021 |
|
Stop Syar Expansion v. County of Napa
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 27, 2021 |
|
David v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Jul. 1, 2020 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Wood | Napa County (Napa) Superior Court | Feb. 13, 2015 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Wining and defining: regulating wineries that pre-dated Napa County's Winery Definition Ordinance | Administrative/Regulatory, Government, Land Use | Feb. 5, 2024 |
| Optimizing hybrid-representation settlement conferences | Judges and Judiciary | Jan. 16, 2024 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Modification: Ververka v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | Jun. 6, 2024 |
|
Ververka v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
affirmed
|
Employment Discrimination | May 23, 2024 |
|
West Pueblo Partners, LLC v. Stone Brewing Co., LLC
affirmed
|
Contracts | May 1, 2023 |
|
Raja Development Co. v. Napa Sanitary Dist.
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 9, 2022 |
|
State Dept. of State Hospitals v. Superior Court (Jane Doe)
petition granted
|
Immunity | Nov. 3, 2022 |
|
Modification: Doe v. Damron
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Nov. 11, 2021 |
|
Doe v. Damron
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Oct. 22, 2021 |
|
Stop Syar Expansion v. County of Napa
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Apr. 27, 2021 |
|
David v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center
affirmed
|
Labor Law | Jul. 1, 2020 |