Judge (ret.)
39 Drumm St
San Francisco , CA 94111
San Francisco , CA 94111
Appointed to the Contra Costa County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, Oct. 26, 2018, retired November 2021; staff attorney, American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco 2010-18; partner, associate, Altshuler Berzon LLP, San Francisco, 2002-10; clerk to U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Washington D.C. 2000-01
UC Berkeley School of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Analysis | County (Richmond) | Oct. 10, 2019 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Cellphone location data ruling doesn't foretell the future of privacy | Jun. 17, 2016 | |
| Don't let technology leave privacy behind | Jun. 17, 2016 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Joseph Raimondo, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, et al. v. Department of Justice | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Nov. 6, 2014 |
| John Doe, Jack Roe, and California Reform Sex Offender Laws, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Kamala D. Harris, City of Alameda | Constitutional Law | Plaintiff | Feb. 9, 2013 |
| Baker, et al. v. Katehi, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Dec. 1, 2012 |
| Prigmore, et al. v. City of Redding, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Sep. 17, 2011 |
| David Martin, Perry Dean, Donald Alexander, Anthony Silva, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. | Employment Law | Plaintiff | Nov. 22, 2008 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Analysis | County (Richmond) | Oct. 10, 2019 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Cellphone location data ruling doesn't foretell the future of privacy | Jun. 17, 2016 | |
| Don't let technology leave privacy behind | Jun. 17, 2016 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Joseph Raimondo, et al. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Feb. 23, 2018 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, et al. v. Department of Justice | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Nov. 6, 2014 |
| John Doe, Jack Roe, and California Reform Sex Offender Laws, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Kamala D. Harris, City of Alameda | Constitutional Law | Plaintiff | Feb. 9, 2013 |
| Baker, et al. v. Katehi, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Dec. 1, 2012 |
| Prigmore, et al. v. City of Redding, et al. | Civil Rights | Plaintiff | Sep. 17, 2011 |
| David Martin, Perry Dean, Donald Alexander, Anthony Silva, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. | Employment Law | Plaintiff | Nov. 22, 2008 |