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Henry E. Needham Jr.

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Associate Justice (Ret)



Appointed to the California Court of Appeal by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2006, and retired May 31, 2022; judge, Alameda County Superior Court, 1996-2006; partner, associate, Anderson, Galloway & Lucchese, 1988-96; sole practitioner, 1985-88; deputy district attorney, Alameda County, 1980-85.

San Francisco Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
A Great Dissenter 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) Apr. 14, 2021
Stepping Up 1st District Court of Appeal Feb. 14, 2007

Rulings
Case Category Published
Conservatorship of Eric B.
affirmed
 Conservatorship Apr. 29, 2022
People v. Coley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 19, 2022
Modification: CIM Urban REIT 211 Main Street (SF) v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Mar. 30, 2022
CIM Urban REIT 211 Main Street (SF) v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Mar. 7, 2022
Aquino v. Superior Court (Scott)
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 28, 2021
Gordon v. Atria Management Company
author
 Arbitration Oct. 29, 2021
J.J. v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Juveniles Jun. 10, 2021
Guo v. Moorpark Recovery Service, LLC
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 10, 2021
Paul Blanco's Good Car Co. Auto Group v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 22, 2020
Hart v. Keenan Properties, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Evidence May 22, 2020
Galeotti v. International Union of Operating Engineers
author
 Civil Procedure May 8, 2020
Hiona v. Superior Court (2154 Taylor LLC)
concurring
 Civil Procedure May 7, 2020
Munoz v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 3, 2020
Conservatorship of E.B.
author
 Constitutional Law Mar. 2, 2020
Lopez v. The Hillshire Brands Co.
author
 Torts Nov. 1, 2019
Teamsters Local 2010 v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal.
author
 Government Oct. 2, 2019
Ortega v. Superior Court (Contra Costa County)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 26, 2019
Daley v. Regents of the University of California
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 4, 2019
People v. Morrison
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 2019
Western Heritage Insurance Co. v. Frances Todd, Inc.
author
 Insurance Apr. 4, 2019
In re L.R.
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 20, 2019
Modification: McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena
author
 Environmental Law Jan. 28, 2019
McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena
author
 Environmental Law Jan. 14, 2019
Hart v. Keenan Properties
dissenting
 Evidence Nov. 21, 2018
Marriage of Clarke & Akel
author
 Family Law Jan. 26, 2018
In re C.D.
author
 statutory_interpretation Dec. 27, 2017
People v. Ricci
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 18, 2017
Washoe Meadows Community v. California Department of Parks and Recreation et al.
author
 Environmental Law Nov. 17, 2017
Living Rivers Council v. State Water Resources Control Board
author
 Environmental Law Oct. 2, 2017
Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority (Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co.)
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Jul. 28, 2017
In re Taitano
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Dan Lindstrom v. Simon Winheld, Daniel Winheld Personal Injury judge Oct. 15, 2005
Kym Jessing v. Eric Yabu Personal Injury judge Aug. 13, 2005
Hsi-Hsien Chen, Betty Chen v. Michael Sheinberg, John Zovickian Personal Injury judge Apr. 12, 2005
Griffin Dix, Lynn Dix v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Personal Injury judge Nov. 2, 2004
Californians for Disability Rights v. Mervyn's California Inc. Torts judge Feb. 18, 2004
Aurelio Caballero Sercado, Julieta Bumanlag v. Judith Sibert Personal Injury judge Feb. 10, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jan. 13, 2004
Penny Mulligan, Geoffrey Mulligan v. Diedre Jane Davis Personal Injury judge Aug. 26, 2003
Kathleen Walsh v. Danny Gualco, Browning-Ferris Industries Personal Injury judge Jul. 22, 2003
Hair v. Moslempoor Torts judge Jun. 29, 2002
Title Court Published
A Great Dissenter 1st District Court of Appeal (San Francisco) Apr. 14, 2021
Stepping Up 1st District Court of Appeal Feb. 14, 2007
Case Category Published
Conservatorship of Eric B.
affirmed
 Conservatorship Apr. 29, 2022
People v. Coley
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 19, 2022
Modification: CIM Urban REIT 211 Main Street (SF) v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Mar. 30, 2022
CIM Urban REIT 211 Main Street (SF) v. City and County of San Francisco
author
 Tax Mar. 7, 2022
Aquino v. Superior Court (Scott)
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 28, 2021
Gordon v. Atria Management Company
author
 Arbitration Oct. 29, 2021
J.J. v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Juveniles Jun. 10, 2021
Guo v. Moorpark Recovery Service, LLC
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 10, 2021
Paul Blanco's Good Car Co. Auto Group v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 22, 2020
Hart v. Keenan Properties, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Evidence May 22, 2020
Galeotti v. International Union of Operating Engineers
author
 Civil Procedure May 8, 2020
Hiona v. Superior Court (2154 Taylor LLC)
concurring
 Civil Procedure May 7, 2020
Munoz v. Superior Court (People)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 3, 2020
Conservatorship of E.B.
author
 Constitutional Law Mar. 2, 2020
Lopez v. The Hillshire Brands Co.
author
 Torts Nov. 1, 2019
Teamsters Local 2010 v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal.
author
 Government Oct. 2, 2019
Ortega v. Superior Court (Contra Costa County)
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 26, 2019
Daley v. Regents of the University of California
author
 Civil Procedure Sep. 4, 2019
People v. Morrison
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Apr. 15, 2019
Western Heritage Insurance Co. v. Frances Todd, Inc.
author
 Insurance Apr. 4, 2019
In re L.R.
concurring
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 20, 2019
Modification: McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena
author
 Environmental Law Jan. 28, 2019
McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena
author
 Environmental Law Jan. 14, 2019
Hart v. Keenan Properties
dissenting
 Evidence Nov. 21, 2018
Marriage of Clarke & Akel
author
 Family Law Jan. 26, 2018
In re C.D.
author
 statutory_interpretation Dec. 27, 2017
People v. Ricci
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 18, 2017
Washoe Meadows Community v. California Department of Parks and Recreation et al.
author
 Environmental Law Nov. 17, 2017
Living Rivers Council v. State Water Resources Control Board
author
 Environmental Law Oct. 2, 2017
Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority (Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co.)
reversed and remanded
 Constitutional Law Jul. 28, 2017
In re Taitano
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Dan Lindstrom v. Simon Winheld, Daniel Winheld Personal Injury judge Oct. 15, 2005
Kym Jessing v. Eric Yabu Personal Injury judge Aug. 13, 2005
Hsi-Hsien Chen, Betty Chen v. Michael Sheinberg, John Zovickian Personal Injury judge Apr. 12, 2005
Griffin Dix, Lynn Dix v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp. Personal Injury judge Nov. 2, 2004
Californians for Disability Rights v. Mervyn's California Inc. Torts judge Feb. 18, 2004
Aurelio Caballero Sercado, Julieta Bumanlag v. Judith Sibert Personal Injury judge Feb. 10, 2004
Confidential Personal Injury judge Jan. 13, 2004
Penny Mulligan, Geoffrey Mulligan v. Diedre Jane Davis Personal Injury judge Aug. 26, 2003
Kathleen Walsh v. Danny Gualco, Browning-Ferris Industries Personal Injury judge Jul. 22, 2003
Hair v. Moslempoor Torts judge Jun. 29, 2002
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