Judge
Direct Cal. Civil Trials, ExParte Labor Appeals, Collections, Fee Waiver Request, Riese Hearing/Mental Health Writs, Civil Firearm Hearings
Monterey County Superior Court
Monterey Division
Department/Division:
13A
Days:
M-F
Courtroom/Floor:
3rd
1200 Aguajito Rd
Monterey , CA 93940
(831) 647-5800
Appointed Monterey County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown, December 2013; city attorney, Salinas, 2005-13; sole practitioner, Monterey, 2002-04; general counsel, vice president of human resources, Natural Selection Foods LLC, San Juan Bautista, 2000-01; attorney, Lombardo & Gilles LLP (now Anthony Lombardo & Associates Inc.) 1995-2000; executive director, Center for Community Advocacy, Salinas, 1990-95; associate attorney, Heller Ehrman LLP, San Francisco, 1988-90; law clerk to 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Thomas Tang, Phoenix, Arizona, 1987-88
Stanford Law School
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Vanessa Vallarta moves cases quickly but won't rush complex decisions, lawyers say | Monterey County Superior Court | May 4, 2023 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Lou Heston, Robert Heston Sr., Misty Kastner, as the Executor of the Estate of Robert C. Heston, deceased v. City of Salinas, Salinas Police Department, Michael Dominici, Juan Ruiz, Lek Livingston, James Goodwin, TASER International Inc. | Civil Rights | Defendant | Sep. 6, 2008 |
| Salvatore and Deborah DeFranco v. Jack Anderson, dba Precision Pools, et al. | Construction | Plaintiff | Feb. 24, 1996 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Vanessa Vallarta moves cases quickly but won't rush complex decisions, lawyers say | Monterey County Superior Court | May 4, 2023 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Lou Heston, Robert Heston Sr., Misty Kastner, as the Executor of the Estate of Robert C. Heston, deceased v. City of Salinas, Salinas Police Department, Michael Dominici, Juan Ruiz, Lek Livingston, James Goodwin, TASER International Inc. | Civil Rights | Defendant | Sep. 6, 2008 |
| Salvatore and Deborah DeFranco v. Jack Anderson, dba Precision Pools, et al. | Construction | Plaintiff | Feb. 24, 1996 |