Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
1st Appellate District, Division 4
Department/Division:
4
350 McAllister St.
San Francisco , CA 94102-3600
(415) 865-7300
Nominated to the First District Court of Appeal, Division Four, by Gov. Gavin Newsom, June 2022, and confirmed August 2022; co-chief of appellate litigation and deputy city attorney, San Francisco City Attorney's Office, 2014-2022; partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, 2009-2014; associate, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, 2002-2008; law clerk to Judge Rosemary Barkett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2001-2002
Yale Law School; New Haven CT
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| People v. Sevilla author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2025 | 
| Hastings College Conservation Committee et al. v. State of California et al. author | Contracts | Oct. 16, 2025 | 
| Ahmed v. Collect Access, LLC author | Anti-SLAPP | Oct. 6, 2025 | 
| Johnson v. Stoneridge Creek Pleasanton CCRC author | Consumer Law | Aug. 20, 2025 | 
| Munoz v. The Regents of the University of California author | Employment Discrimination | Aug. 6, 2025 | 
| People ex rel. Bonta v. Greenpower Motor Co., Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 29, 2025 | 
| California Resources Production Corp. v. Antioch City Council author | Government | Dec. 19, 2024 | 
| Modification: Littlefield v. Littlefield author | Anti-SLAPP | Dec. 5, 2024 | 
| Littlefield v. Littlefield author | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 18, 2024 | 
| California Community Choice Association v. Public Utilities Commission (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) author | Utilities | Jul. 16, 2024 | 
| Hardell v. Vanzyl author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 21, 2024 | 
| People v. Fish author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2024 | 
| Vichy Springs Resort, Inc. v. City of Ukiah author | Environmental Law | Apr. 1, 2024 | 
| BTHHM Berkeley, LLC v. Johnston author | Contracts | Mar. 29, 2024 | 
| Conservatorship of K.Y. author | Conservatorship | Mar. 21, 2024 | 
| Modification: Gilead Tenofovir Cases author | Torts | Feb. 1, 2024 | 
| Gilead Tenofovir Cases author | Torts | Jan. 10, 2024 | 
| People v. Buckner author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 1, 2023 | 
| Sonoma Luxury Resort v. California Regional Water Quality Control Bd. author | Administrative Agencies | Oct. 26, 2023 | 
| People v. Pittman author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 13, 2023 | 
| People v. Evers author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 9, 2023 | 
| Modification: People v. Wadleigh author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 28, 2023 | 
| People v. Wadleigh author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2023 | 
| Hastings College Conservation Committee v. Faigman author | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 6, 2023 | 
| Modification: State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. author | Banking | May 31, 2023 | 
| State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. author | Banking | Apr. 28, 2023 | 
| Onglyza Product Cases author | Evidence | Apr. 20, 2023 | 
| People v. Pack author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 7, 2023 | 
| Seto v. Szeto concurring | Civil Procedure | Dec. 13, 2022 | 
| Raja Development Co. v. Napa Sanitary Dist. author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 9, 2022 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| People v. Sevilla author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2025 | 
| Hastings College Conservation Committee et al. v. State of California et al. author | Contracts | Oct. 16, 2025 | 
| Ahmed v. Collect Access, LLC author | Anti-SLAPP | Oct. 6, 2025 | 
| Johnson v. Stoneridge Creek Pleasanton CCRC author | Consumer Law | Aug. 20, 2025 | 
| Munoz v. The Regents of the University of California author | Employment Discrimination | Aug. 6, 2025 | 
| People ex rel. Bonta v. Greenpower Motor Co., Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Jul. 29, 2025 | 
| California Resources Production Corp. v. Antioch City Council author | Government | Dec. 19, 2024 | 
| Modification: Littlefield v. Littlefield author | Anti-SLAPP | Dec. 5, 2024 | 
| Littlefield v. Littlefield author | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 18, 2024 | 
| California Community Choice Association v. Public Utilities Commission (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) author | Utilities | Jul. 16, 2024 | 
| Hardell v. Vanzyl author | Civil Procedure | Jun. 21, 2024 | 
| People v. Fish author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 6, 2024 | 
| Vichy Springs Resort, Inc. v. City of Ukiah author | Environmental Law | Apr. 1, 2024 | 
| BTHHM Berkeley, LLC v. Johnston author | Contracts | Mar. 29, 2024 | 
| Conservatorship of K.Y. author | Conservatorship | Mar. 21, 2024 | 
| Modification: Gilead Tenofovir Cases author | Torts | Feb. 1, 2024 | 
| Gilead Tenofovir Cases author | Torts | Jan. 10, 2024 | 
| People v. Buckner author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 1, 2023 | 
| Sonoma Luxury Resort v. California Regional Water Quality Control Bd. author | Administrative Agencies | Oct. 26, 2023 | 
| People v. Pittman author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 13, 2023 | 
| People v. Evers author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 9, 2023 | 
| Modification: People v. Wadleigh author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 28, 2023 | 
| People v. Wadleigh author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 13, 2023 | 
| Hastings College Conservation Committee v. Faigman author | Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 6, 2023 | 
| Modification: State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. author | Banking | May 31, 2023 | 
| State of California ex rel. Edelweiss Fund v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. author | Banking | Apr. 28, 2023 | 
| Onglyza Product Cases author | Evidence | Apr. 20, 2023 | 
| People v. Pack author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 7, 2023 | 
| Seto v. Szeto concurring | Civil Procedure | Dec. 13, 2022 | 
| Raja Development Co. v. Napa Sanitary Dist. author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 9, 2022 | 
 

 
