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Oct. 21, 2026

Danner's opinions shape high court decisions as she trains new justices

Justice Allison Danner, who trains new appellate justices, and whose rulings the state Supreme Court has drawn on or upheld in cases on police searches, murder resentencing and pension bonds. She seeks retention Nov. 3.

Danner's opinions shape high court decisions as she trains new justices
Justice Allison Danner

Justice Allison M. Danner trains California's newest appellate justices, and her own opinions have helped shape decisions by the state Supreme Court.

The high court has drawn on her reasoning or upheld her results in three cases involving police searches, murder resentencing and a city's $3.5 billion pension bond plan.

Danner, appointed to the 6th District Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018, chairs mandatory training seminars for new justices and the Judici...

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