Marla J. Miller

Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 2
Department/Division: 2

350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300

Appointed to the 1st District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2014; judge, San Francisco County Superior Court, 2005-14; partner, Morrison & Foerster, 1996-2005; chief assistant district attorney, San Francisco, 1996; partner, Howard Rice, 1992-96; assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of California, 1987-92; partner, Howard Rice, 1986-87; associate, Howard Rice, 1981-86; clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Charles M. Merrill, 1980-81

Harvard Law School, 1980

Title	Court	Published
The Appeal of Appeals	1st District, Division 2 (San Francisco)	Jul. 13, 2021
Good and Ready	San Francisco County Superior Court	May 11, 2008

Title

Court

Published

The Appeal of Appeals

1st District, Division 2 (San Francisco)

Jul. 13, 2021

Good and Ready

San Francisco County Superior Court

May 11, 2008

Case	Category	Published
Nassiri v. City of Lafayette author	Environmental Law	Jul. 18, 2024
People v. Morales author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 21, 2024
Williams v. J-M Manufacturing Company author	Torts	May 23, 2024
Kime v. Dignity Health, Inc. author	Health Care	Apr. 26, 2024
People v. Dain author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 31, 2024
People v. Underwood author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 30, 2024
People v. Ponder author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 26, 2023
People v. Narro author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Sep. 8, 2023
Marriage of Hearn author	Family Law	Aug. 11, 2023
Doe v. CFR Enterprises, Inc. author	Torts	Jul. 28, 2023
In re Damari Y. author	Dependency	Jun. 19, 2023
McKneely v. Superior Court (People) author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 26, 2023
Jack v. Ring LLC author	Arbitration	May 26, 2023
In re Jonathan C.M. author	Dependency	May 24, 2023
Gola v. University of San Francisco dissenting	Employment Law	Apr. 14, 2023
Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley author	Civil Procedure	Mar. 14, 2023
People v. Oliva author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Mar. 10, 2023
Gostev v. Skillz Platform author	Arbitration	Feb. 28, 2023
Degala v. John Stewart Company author	Torts	Feb. 8, 2023
People v. Ornelas author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 31, 2023
Sarah K. v. Superior Court (Sonoma County Human Services Department) author	Dependency	Jan. 17, 2023
Doe v. Massage Envy Franchising, LLC author	Arbitration	Dec. 29, 2022
Doe v. Finke author	Constitutional Law	Dec. 22, 2022
Modification: In re Foster author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Dec. 2, 2022
In re Foster author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Nov. 2, 2022
Sarkany v. West author	Civil Procedure	Aug. 31, 2022
People v. Caparaz author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jul. 1, 2022
Turo v. Superior Court (People) author	Business Law	Jun. 29, 2022
People v. Padilla-Martel author	Constitutional Law	May 3, 2022
Wong v. Restoration Robotics author	Securities	May 2, 2022
Modification: Gajanan v. City and County of San Francisco author	Tax	Apr. 28, 2022
Gajanan v. City and County of San Francisco author	Tax	Apr. 26, 2022
People v. Pantoja author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 14, 2022
In re Cesar G. author	Juveniles	Feb. 14, 2022
Hutcheson v. Superior Court (UBS Financial Services) author	Employment Law	Feb. 9, 2022
People v. James author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Nov. 1, 2021
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California author	Administrative Agencies	Oct. 21, 2021
Doe v. The Regents of the University of California author	Administrative Agencies	Oct. 21, 2021
Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. author	Torts	Aug. 11, 2021
People v. Bankers Insurance Co. author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 11, 2021
People v. Clotfelter author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jun. 4, 2021
People v. McInnis author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 3, 2021
People v. McCloud author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 14, 2021
In re R.A. author	Dependency	Mar. 15, 2021
People v. Hall author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Nov. 27, 2020
Denny v. Arntz author	Government	Oct. 16, 2020
Carter v. Pulte Home Corporation concurring	Insurance	Jul. 24, 2020
Modification: Fadeeff v. State Farm General Insurance Co. author	Civil Procedure	Jul. 2, 2020
Eghtesad v. State Farm General Insurance Company author	Civil Procedure	Jul. 1, 2020
Fadeeff v. State Farm General Insurance Co. author	Civil Procedure	Jun. 10, 2020
Insalaco v. Hope Lutheran Church author	Torts	May 29, 2020
In re Shelton concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 17, 2020
People v. Matthews concurring	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 16, 2020
City of Warren Police and Fire Retirement System v. Natera Inc. author	Securities	Mar. 25, 2020
Roth v. Jelley author	probate_and_trusts	Feb. 26, 2020
In re Amber K. author	Juveniles	Feb. 25, 2020
People v. Harper author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 13, 2020
Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes LLC author	Real Property	Dec. 18, 2019
Modification: Ashmus v. Superior Court (San Mateo) author	Civil Procedure	Dec. 17, 2019
Ashmus v. Superior Court (San Mateo) author	Civil Procedure	Dec. 6, 2019
California Taxpayers Action Network v. Taber Construction, Inc. author	Government	Dec. 3, 2019
People v. McCann author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 18, 2019
Christensen v. Lightbourne affirmed	Administrative Agencies	Jul. 9, 2019
People v. Reyes author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 21, 2019
Modification: Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes author	Real Property	May 6, 2019
Taniguchi v. Restoration Homes author	Real Property	May 2, 2019
People v. Salinas-Jacobo author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Apr. 1, 2019
People v. Beman author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Feb. 25, 2019
Darrin v. Miller author	statutory_interpretation	Feb. 25, 2019
Modification: Bunzl Distribution v. Franchise Tax Bd. affirmed	Tax	Oct. 25, 2018
People v. Jones author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Oct. 19, 2018
Bunzl Distribution v. Franchise Tax Bd. affirmed	Tax	Oct. 2, 2018
Maplebear v. Busick author	Arbitration	Aug. 23, 2018
People v. Brown author	Criminal Law and Procedure	May 29, 2018
Small Property Owners, etc., v. City and County of San Francisco author	Government	Apr. 13, 2018
SMS Financial v. Cornerstone Tile Co. author	Torts	Jan. 30, 2018
Zuniga v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board author	Workers' Compensation	Jan. 29, 2018
Davis v. Superior Court author	Criminal Law and Procedure	Jan. 3, 2018
City of Fontana et al. v. California Department of Tax and Fee Administration concurring	Administrative Agencies	Nov. 30, 2017
Placerville Historic Preservation League v. Judicial Council of California (County of El Dorado) author	Environmental Law	Oct. 17, 2017
Christensen v. Lightbourne author	Administrative Agencies	Oct. 10, 2017
Vallejo Police Officers Assoc. v. City of Vallejo author	Contracts	Sep. 25, 2017
Cross v. Facebook concurring	Anti-SLAPP	Aug. 11, 2017
Marriage of Kumar author	Family Law	Aug. 1, 2017
Duarte v. Pacific Specialty Insurance Co. author	Insurance	Jul. 3, 2017

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