Judge (ret.)
JAMS
Retired November 2021; Installed as Orange County Superior Court presiding judge, 2019; Elected to serve as Orange County Superior Court assistant presiding judge, 2016; Appointed to court by Gov. Gray Davis, 2001; partner, Beam, Brobeck, West & Sullivan, 1985-2001; associate, Shield & Smith, 1980-1985.
Duke University School of Law, 1980
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| On Guard | Orange County (Santa Ana) | Mar. 5, 2019 |
| Kirk H. Nakamura | Orange County (Santa Ana) | Jun. 1, 2010 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| OC courts safely conducted 170 jury trials during COVID | Covid Columns, Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 14, 2021 |
| Six happy jurors, pt. 2 | Law Practice, Civil Litigation | Nov. 17, 2012 |
| Six happy jurors, pt. 1 | Law Practice, Civil Litigation | Nov. 16, 2012 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v. City of Irvine
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Feb. 7, 2023 |
|
Weiss v. People ex rel. Department of Transportation
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Billberry, an individual and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Hardy Window Company, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive | Employment Law | judge | Feb. 24, 2023 |
| Regina Faison v. Richard Bond, Pavilion Family Physicians Medical Group | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 8, 2006 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 8, 2006 |
| Denni Barber v. Ralphs Grocery Co. | judge | Mar. 25, 2006 | |
| Brian Perez v. Uline Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Feb. 25, 2006 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 21, 2006 |
| Sarah Renee Richardson v. Maureen Schuyler | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 17, 2005 |
| Rebecca Nelson v. Walt Disney World Company | Personal Injury | judge | Feb. 15, 2005 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| On Guard | Orange County (Santa Ana) | Mar. 5, 2019 |
| Kirk H. Nakamura | Orange County (Santa Ana) | Jun. 1, 2010 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| OC courts safely conducted 170 jury trials during COVID | Covid Columns, Judges and Judiciary | Apr. 14, 2021 |
| Six happy jurors, pt. 2 | Law Practice, Civil Litigation | Nov. 17, 2012 |
| Six happy jurors, pt. 1 | Law Practice, Civil Litigation | Nov. 16, 2012 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
IBC Business Owners for Sensible Development v. City of Irvine
affirmed
|
Environmental Law | Feb. 7, 2023 |
|
Weiss v. People ex rel. Department of Transportation
reversed and remanded
|
Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Billberry, an individual and on behalf of all persons similarly situated v. Hardy Window Company, and Does 1 through 100, inclusive | Employment Law | judge | Feb. 24, 2023 |
| Regina Faison v. Richard Bond, Pavilion Family Physicians Medical Group | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 8, 2006 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 8, 2006 |
| Denni Barber v. Ralphs Grocery Co. | judge | Mar. 25, 2006 | |
| Brian Perez v. Uline Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Feb. 25, 2006 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Jan. 21, 2006 |
| Sarah Renee Richardson v. Maureen Schuyler | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 17, 2005 |
| Rebecca Nelson v. Walt Disney World Company | Personal Injury | judge | Feb. 15, 2005 |