Judge
Arraignments
Santa Barbara County Superior Court
Figueroa Building
Department/Division:
SB08
Days:
M-F
118 E Figueroa St
Santa Barbara , CA 93101
(805) 882-4580
Appointed Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge by Gov. Jerry Brown Jr., Dec. 31, 1982; commissioner, Santa Barbara Goleta Municipal Court, 1978-82; sole practitioner, Santa Barbara, 1971-78
California Western School of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Thomas Adams once hugged a man before sentencing him to death | Santa Barbara County Superior Court | Jun. 21, 2023 |
| Thomas R. Adams | Santa Barbara Superior Court | Apr. 5, 1984 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidential | Torts | judge | Jul. 26, 2001 |
| Yates v. Davis | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 15, 1999 |
| Cappello & McCann v. Robert P. Stephen Jr. | Contracts | judge | Apr. 10, 1999 |
| Shane Harper v. The Laurel Co.; Wymond Bradbury | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 18, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 27, 1997 |
| Brian R. Moens v. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital; Anesthesia Medical Group of Santa Barbara, Inc.; John W. Gibbs, Jr., M.D. | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 6, 1997 |
| Jaime Ordaz v. Maria Martinez | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 2, 1997 |
| Sarita Labat v. The Vons Companies, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 29, 1997 |
| John Fulton v. Modern Excavating & Paving, Inc., Stuart Floor Sales Co., M&L Construction, Jesse and Gwendolyn Jones | Construction | Expert / technical | Jun. 29, 1996 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Thomas Adams once hugged a man before sentencing him to death | Santa Barbara County Superior Court | Jun. 21, 2023 |
| Thomas R. Adams | Santa Barbara Superior Court | Apr. 5, 1984 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidential | Torts | judge | Jul. 26, 2001 |
| Yates v. Davis | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 15, 1999 |
| Cappello & McCann v. Robert P. Stephen Jr. | Contracts | judge | Apr. 10, 1999 |
| Shane Harper v. The Laurel Co.; Wymond Bradbury | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 18, 1997 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Sep. 27, 1997 |
| Brian R. Moens v. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital; Anesthesia Medical Group of Santa Barbara, Inc.; John W. Gibbs, Jr., M.D. | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 6, 1997 |
| Jaime Ordaz v. Maria Martinez | Personal Injury | judge | Aug. 2, 1997 |
| Sarita Labat v. The Vons Companies, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 29, 1997 |
| John Fulton v. Modern Excavating & Paving, Inc., Stuart Floor Sales Co., M&L Construction, Jesse and Gwendolyn Jones | Construction | Expert / technical | Jun. 29, 1996 |