Judge (ret.)
Assigned Judges Program
Served on San Francisco Superior Court 1993-2012.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Ellen L. Chaitin | San Francisco County | Aug. 23, 2012 |
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| SF DA's blanket disqualification of Judge Tong undermines judicial independence | LettersMar. 12, 2025 | |
| Miller dissents inconsistent with research | U.S. Supreme CourtJul. 11, 2012 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Modification: In re D.L.
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 31, 2023 |
|
In re D.L.
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 5, 2023 |
|
People v. Lewelling
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 18, 2017 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall E. Evans v. Episcopal Community Services | judge | Mar. 25, 2006 | |
| Wilfredo Arambula v. Meka Shea Hall, Eugene Hall | Personal Injury | judge | May 17, 2005 |
| Glenn Louie v. William Mays | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 26, 2005 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 19, 2005 |
| Geronia Quarles v. Advocate Mines Ltd. | Personal Injury | judge | Mar. 8, 2005 |
| City and County of San Francisco, and the People of the State of California, et al. v. Jimmy Jen aka Kai-Min Jen, Robert Lee McCurn aka Bob McCurn | Real Property | judge | Aug. 3, 2004 |
| Josef Czerski v. The Yellow Cab, Alem Assefa | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 30, 2003 |
| Leslie Flannery v. Prentice & Scott | Attorneys | judge | Oct. 22, 2002 |
| Roy Duane Lee v. Kaiser Gypsum Company | Torts | judge | May 10, 2001 |
| Barbara and Harry Henderson v. City and County of San Francisco | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 17, 2000 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Judge Ellen L. Chaitin | San Francisco County | Aug. 23, 2012 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| SF DA's blanket disqualification of Judge Tong undermines judicial independence | LettersMar. 12, 2025 | |
| Miller dissents inconsistent with research | U.S. Supreme CourtJul. 11, 2012 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Modification: In re D.L.
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 31, 2023 |
|
In re D.L.
affirmed
|
Constitutional Law | Jul. 5, 2023 |
|
People v. Lewelling
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 18, 2017 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall E. Evans v. Episcopal Community Services | judge | Mar. 25, 2006 | |
| Wilfredo Arambula v. Meka Shea Hall, Eugene Hall | Personal Injury | judge | May 17, 2005 |
| Glenn Louie v. William Mays | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 26, 2005 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 19, 2005 |
| Geronia Quarles v. Advocate Mines Ltd. | Personal Injury | judge | Mar. 8, 2005 |
| City and County of San Francisco, and the People of the State of California, et al. v. Jimmy Jen aka Kai-Min Jen, Robert Lee McCurn aka Bob McCurn | Real Property | judge | Aug. 3, 2004 |
| Josef Czerski v. The Yellow Cab, Alem Assefa | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 30, 2003 |
| Leslie Flannery v. Prentice & Scott | Attorneys | judge | Oct. 22, 2002 |
| Roy Duane Lee v. Kaiser Gypsum Company | Torts | judge | May 10, 2001 |
| Barbara and Harry Henderson v. City and County of San Francisco | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 17, 2000 |