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Oct. 5, 2026

Former prosecutor, family law judge seeks full 12-year appellate term 

Justice Gregory J. Weingart, a former federal prosecutor, Munger Tolles partner and family law judge, brings a varied background to cases ranging from billion-dollar damages to domestic violence as he faces his first retention vote.

Former prosecutor, family law judge seeks full 12-year appellate term 
Justice Gregory J. Weingart

In a February opinion, Justice Gregory J. Weingart wrote for the court in ordering $1.3 billion cut from a judgment in a decades-long family fight over real estate partnerships unless any of the plaintiffs chose a new trial on his damages portion.

In Jogani v. Jogani (2026), three brothers sued their brother Haresh over his management of partnership assets. Their expert had disclosed a $445 million loss from investments sold in 2008, but at trial he testified that the inv...

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