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Charles R. Hayes

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business law, labor & employment, litigation, real estate
ADR Services Inc
Days: M-F

225 Broadway Ste 1400
San Diego , CA 92101
Phone: (619) 233-1323
Fax: (619) 233-1324
Email: judgecharleshayes@adrservices.org

Retired from the bench 2010. Elevated by Gov. George Deukmejian to San Diego County Superior Court, 1987; appointed by Deukmejian to San Diego Municipal Court, 1986; chief deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1985-86; special assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District, San Diego, 1982-85; chief of the consumer fraud division of the district attorney's office, San Diego County, 1978-82; deputy district attorney, San Diego County, 1970-78; law clerk, Pain, Moody & Pippin, San Diego, 1968-70

California Western School of Law, 1969



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
The Art of Judging San Diego County Superior Court Feb. 26, 2009

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
J. Alvarez Construction Inc. v. Western National Group, L.P. Contracts judge Mar. 11, 2006
Confidential Personal Injury judge Dec. 17, 2005
Confidential Contracts judge Mar. 22, 2005
Emma Hartouni v. Matthew Brunson, Scripps Clinic Medical Group Inc. Personal Injury judge Mar. 15, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Nov. 2, 2004
Mark Girsch v. Inter-Con Security Sytems Inc., Harry Robert Keller Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2004
Ruben Rodriguez v. Otay Water District, Jaime Bonilla, Robert Griego Employment Law judge Jul. 13, 2004
Rachel Wilcox v. Jeffrey Carrete, Kris Maraney, Erin Dwyer Personal Injury judge May 18, 2004
Joseph Semak v. Paul Gardner Jr., Paul Gardner Corporation Business Law judge Feb. 24, 2004
Curl v. Swanson, et al. Contracts judge Jan. 27, 2004
Mikaele Patrick Koneval v. Florence Kronfeld, Sheldon Kronfeld Personal Injury judge Dec. 9, 2003
Steve Grebenstein v. San Diego Transit Corporation Employment Law judge Nov. 18, 2003
Sipho Rasana v. San Diego Transit Corporation Personal Injury judge Nov. 11, 2003
Laura Colman v. The Salvation Army Personal Injury judge Oct. 14, 2003
Enrique Mendez v. Thurman R. Killens, Pearlie M. Killens Real Property judge Aug. 19, 2003
Consuelo Gomez, an individual, Julie Gomez, a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Angie Castro, et al. v. North County OB/GYN Medical Group Personal Injury judge Mar. 25, 2003
Confidential Real Property judge Mar. 4, 2003
Phillip Moskoff v. Mark Moss, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 29, 2002
Nicholson v. Quidel Corp. Employment Law judge Oct. 15, 2002
Gene Shir v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Construction Law judge Aug. 27, 2002
Confidential Contracts judge Jan. 12, 2002
Patrick Caserta, Teresa Caserta v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., National Insurance Crime Bureau, Margaret Kibbett Insurance judge Jan. 5, 2002
Matahren Sharif Alawi v. Joanne Paek, Mercy Health Center Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Sep. 30, 2000
Raymond F. Trippi v. City of San Diego, D. Cruz Gonzalez, John M. Sturak, Mary G. Rea and David Colon Employment Law judge Jan. 8, 2000
Evans Johnson v. Thomas Cummings, M.D., Larry Burbridge, D.O. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jun. 26, 1999
Mary D. Sikes v. VNU Marketing Information Services, Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Feb. 13, 1999
Confidential Employment Law judge Jun. 27, 1998
Osazeman Obazee, a minor v. Regents of the University of California Personal Injury judge Mar. 21, 1998
Linda Bostic v. Maria Gorman, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 31, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Nov. 22, 1997
Lance Vollmer and Andrea Vollmer v. Farmers Group, Inc.; Farmers Insurance Exchange; Fire Insurance Exchange Insurance judge May 24, 1997
Merle Lotherington v. Edwin Hockstein, DPM Scripps Clinic Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Nov. 9, 1996
Carmen Villa, an incompetent by Eloy Javier Galindo and Lucia Galindo v. Paradise Valley Hospital, Inc., Victor M. Uranga, M.D., et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 3, 1996
Craig Cason v. Robert Bingham dba RCB Construction Construction judge May 25, 1996
The Crest at Whelan Ranch Homeowners Association v. Lusk Homes/Whelan Ranch, et al. Construction judge Oct. 21, 1995
Leonard Okun v. San Diego Transit Corporation, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 14, 1995
Confidential Employment Law judge Oct. 7, 1995
Confidential Real Property judge Aug. 19, 1995
Anthony Forcier; Lisa Machado v. San Diego Sports Arena, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 30, 1995
Laura Gastelum v. Ace Parking Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jun. 11, 1994
Title Court Published
The Art of Judging San Diego County Superior Court Feb. 26, 2009
Case Name Topic Role Published
J. Alvarez Construction Inc. v. Western National Group, L.P. Contracts judge Mar. 11, 2006
Confidential Personal Injury judge Dec. 17, 2005
Confidential Contracts judge Mar. 22, 2005
Emma Hartouni v. Matthew Brunson, Scripps Clinic Medical Group Inc. Personal Injury judge Mar. 15, 2005
Confidential Employment Law judge Nov. 2, 2004
Mark Girsch v. Inter-Con Security Sytems Inc., Harry Robert Keller Personal Injury judge Oct. 26, 2004
Ruben Rodriguez v. Otay Water District, Jaime Bonilla, Robert Griego Employment Law judge Jul. 13, 2004
Rachel Wilcox v. Jeffrey Carrete, Kris Maraney, Erin Dwyer Personal Injury judge May 18, 2004
Joseph Semak v. Paul Gardner Jr., Paul Gardner Corporation Business Law judge Feb. 24, 2004
Curl v. Swanson, et al. Contracts judge Jan. 27, 2004
Mikaele Patrick Koneval v. Florence Kronfeld, Sheldon Kronfeld Personal Injury judge Dec. 9, 2003
Steve Grebenstein v. San Diego Transit Corporation Employment Law judge Nov. 18, 2003
Sipho Rasana v. San Diego Transit Corporation Personal Injury judge Nov. 11, 2003
Laura Colman v. The Salvation Army Personal Injury judge Oct. 14, 2003
Enrique Mendez v. Thurman R. Killens, Pearlie M. Killens Real Property judge Aug. 19, 2003
Consuelo Gomez, an individual, Julie Gomez, a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem, Angie Castro, et al. v. North County OB/GYN Medical Group Personal Injury judge Mar. 25, 2003
Confidential Real Property judge Mar. 4, 2003
Phillip Moskoff v. Mark Moss, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 29, 2002
Nicholson v. Quidel Corp. Employment Law judge Oct. 15, 2002
Gene Shir v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Construction Law judge Aug. 27, 2002
Confidential Contracts judge Jan. 12, 2002
Patrick Caserta, Teresa Caserta v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., National Insurance Crime Bureau, Margaret Kibbett Insurance judge Jan. 5, 2002
Matahren Sharif Alawi v. Joanne Paek, Mercy Health Center Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Sep. 30, 2000
Raymond F. Trippi v. City of San Diego, D. Cruz Gonzalez, John M. Sturak, Mary G. Rea and David Colon Employment Law judge Jan. 8, 2000
Evans Johnson v. Thomas Cummings, M.D., Larry Burbridge, D.O. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jun. 26, 1999
Mary D. Sikes v. VNU Marketing Information Services, Inc., et al. Employment Law judge Feb. 13, 1999
Confidential Employment Law judge Jun. 27, 1998
Osazeman Obazee, a minor v. Regents of the University of California Personal Injury judge Mar. 21, 1998
Linda Bostic v. Maria Gorman, et al. Personal Injury judge Jan. 31, 1998
Confidential Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Nov. 22, 1997
Lance Vollmer and Andrea Vollmer v. Farmers Group, Inc.; Farmers Insurance Exchange; Fire Insurance Exchange Insurance judge May 24, 1997
Merle Lotherington v. Edwin Hockstein, DPM Scripps Clinic Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Nov. 9, 1996
Carmen Villa, an incompetent by Eloy Javier Galindo and Lucia Galindo v. Paradise Valley Hospital, Inc., Victor M. Uranga, M.D., et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Aug. 3, 1996
Craig Cason v. Robert Bingham dba RCB Construction Construction judge May 25, 1996
The Crest at Whelan Ranch Homeowners Association v. Lusk Homes/Whelan Ranch, et al. Construction judge Oct. 21, 1995
Leonard Okun v. San Diego Transit Corporation, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) judge Oct. 14, 1995
Confidential Employment Law judge Oct. 7, 1995
Confidential Real Property judge Aug. 19, 1995
Anthony Forcier; Lisa Machado v. San Diego Sports Arena, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Mar. 30, 1995
Laura Gastelum v. Ace Parking Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) judge Jun. 11, 1994