Judge
1937-2024
Served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, 1995-2024; appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson, Oct. 10, 1995; partner, Bryan Cave LLP (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP), 1984-94; federal public defender, Central District of California, 1976-84; partner, Pines & Dunn, 1969-76; deputy district attorney, Los Angeles County, 1967-69; civil rights enforcement attorney, Office of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Washington D.C., 1965-67; associate, Ely Kadison & Quinn, 1963-65.
Stanford Law School, 1962
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Trust is key to settling cases, says LA Judge James R. Dunn | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Nov. 18, 2022 |
| James R. Dunn | Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk Courthouse) Superior Court | Dec. 11, 2013 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Parrish v. Latham & Watkins
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 11, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 2, 2004 |
| Vladimir Manyak v. Prina Shy | Real Property | judge | Feb. 24, 2004 |
| Carl Olson, et al. v. Automobile Club of Southern California | Corporations | judge | Aug. 12, 2003 |
| Vehicular Technologies Corp. v. Titan Wheel International Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Aug. 5, 2003 |
| Ernest Federico v. Edgar Nazarian | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 30, 2002 |
| Reeb v. AirTouch Communications, et al. | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 8, 2001 |
| Karen Campbell v. BFI Waste Systems | Employment Law | judge | Oct. 11, 2001 |
| Athena Bizoumis, a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Leah Bizoumis v. Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 30, 2001 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Trust is key to settling cases, says LA Judge James R. Dunn | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Nov. 18, 2022 |
| James R. Dunn | Los Angeles County (Stanley Mosk Courthouse) Superior Court | Dec. 11, 2013 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Parrish v. Latham & Watkins
affirmed
|
Anti-SLAPP | Aug. 11, 2017 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidential | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 2, 2004 |
| Vladimir Manyak v. Prina Shy | Real Property | judge | Feb. 24, 2004 |
| Carl Olson, et al. v. Automobile Club of Southern California | Corporations | judge | Aug. 12, 2003 |
| Vehicular Technologies Corp. v. Titan Wheel International Inc. | Intellectual Property | judge | Aug. 5, 2003 |
| Ernest Federico v. Edgar Nazarian | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 30, 2002 |
| Reeb v. AirTouch Communications, et al. | Employment Law | judge | Nov. 8, 2001 |
| Karen Campbell v. BFI Waste Systems | Employment Law | judge | Oct. 11, 2001 |
| Athena Bizoumis, a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Leah Bizoumis v. Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 30, 2001 |