 
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
2nd Appellate District, Division 7
Department/Division:
7
300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
(213) 830-7000
Confirmed to 2nd District Court of Appeal July 30, 2018. Appointed to Los Angeles County Superior Court July 27, 2005 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Before appointment, was senior attorney at Natural Resources Defense Council 1993-2005 and deputy state attorney general 1987-1993. Associate at O'Donnell & Gordon 1985-1987, Law clerk for U.S. District Judge A. Wallace Tashima of Central District.
Harvard Law School
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Gail Ruderman Feuer | Los Angeles County (Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center) | Mar. 11, 2014 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| In re Claudia R. author | Dependency | Oct. 10, 2025 | 
| People v. Singleton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 21, 2025 | 
| In re Hunter V. author | Dependency | Aug. 1, 2025 | 
| Eshagian v. Cepeda author | Torts | Jun. 26, 2025 | 
| People v. Nino author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 5, 2025 | 
| Modification: Sanders v. Superior Court (Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.) author | Arbitration | May 15, 2025 | 
| Sanders v. Superior Court (Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.) author | Arbitration | May 7, 2025 | 
| People v. Henderson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 18, 2025 | 
| People v. Munoz dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 9, 2025 | 
| Gordon v. Continental Casualty Co. author | Insurance | Dec. 4, 2024 | 
| Garcia v. Superior Court (City of Los Angeles) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2024 | 
| Marriage of Diamond author | Family Law | Nov. 6, 2024 | 
| Santa Clarita Organization for Planning v. County of Los Angeles author | Environmental Law | Oct. 23, 2024 | 
| Camden Systems v. 409 North Camden author | Corporations | Jul. 24, 2024 | 
| Valencia v. Mendoza author | Arbitration | Jul. 2, 2024 | 
| In re Jose R. author | Juveniles | Jun. 13, 2024 | 
| Mar v. Perkins author | Arbitration | May 23, 2024 | 
| People v. Garcia author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 | 
| Lew-Williams v. Petrosian author | Arbitration | Apr. 3, 2024 | 
| Sundholm v. Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. author | Attorneys | Feb. 28, 2024 | 
| People v. Frias author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 16, 2024 | 
| L.C. v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services) author | Dependency | Jan. 16, 2024 | 
| Zurich American Insurance Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board author | Workers' Compensation | Dec. 18, 2023 | 
| People v. Frias author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 15, 2023 | 
| JRK Property Holdings, Inc. v. Colony Insurance Company author | Insurance | Oct. 3, 2023 | 
| Nash v. Aprea author | Remedies | Oct. 3, 2023 | 
| The Law Firm of Fox and Fox v. Chase Bank author | Torts | Sep. 5, 2023 | 
| Montemayor v. Ford Motor Co. author | Arbitration | Jun. 27, 2023 | 
| RAR2 Villa Marina Center CA SPE, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles author | Tax | May 24, 2023 | 
| People v. Govan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 22, 2023 | 
| People v. Portillo author | Evidence | May 16, 2023 | 
| Starlight Cinemas, Inc. v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company author | Insurance | May 2, 2023 | 
| Shusha, Inc. v. Century-National Insurance Co. author | Insurance | Jan. 6, 2023 | 
| Unzueta v. Akopyan author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 8, 2022 | 
| Mills v. Facility Solutions Group author | Arbitration | Nov. 2, 2022 | 
| Modification: Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC author | Arbitration | Nov. 2, 2022 | 
| Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC author | Arbitration | Oct. 21, 2022 | 
| Hirschfield v. Cohen author | Real Property | Aug. 26, 2022 | 
| Silva v. Langford author | Immunity | Jun. 10, 2022 | 
| Modification: Sky Posters Inc. v. Dept. of Transportation author | Commercial Law | May 13, 2022 | 
| Sky Posters Inc. v. Dept. of Transportation author | Commercial Law | May 12, 2022 | 
| Modification: In re Antonio R. author | Juveniles | Mar. 30, 2022 | 
| Modification: In re Antonio R. author | Juveniles | Mar. 21, 2022 | 
| In re Antonio R. author | Juveniles | Mar. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Magana author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 16, 2022 | 
| People v. Delgado author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 14, 2022 | 
| Covert v. FCA USA author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 13, 2022 | 
| Conservatorship of Joanne R. author | Conservatorship | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| People v. Washington author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2021 | 
| People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 24, 2021 | 
| Khosravan v. Chevron Corp. author | Remedies | Jul. 8, 2021 | 
| People v. Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 16, 2021 | 
| Towner v. County of Ventura author | Anti-SLAPP | May 3, 2021 | 
| Curtis v. Superior Court (California Employment Lawyers Assoc.) author | Attorneys | Mar. 26, 2021 | 
| Roussos v. Roussos author | Arbitration | Feb. 17, 2021 | 
| Amended Opinion: Ko v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. author | Torts | Jan. 19, 2021 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Arnold) author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 14, 2021 | 
| Ko v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. author | Torts | Dec. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. Booker author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 14, 2020 | 
| Sabetian v. Exxon Mobile Corp. author | Torts | Dec. 2, 2020 | 
| People v. McCallum author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 2, 2020 | 
| Heshejin v. Rostami author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. Perez author | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 23, 2020 | 
| Akopyan v. Superior Court (Unzueta) author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 27, 2020 | 
| Vasquez v. LBS Financial Credit Union author | Real Property | Jul. 16, 2020 | 
| Conservatorship of Jose B. author | Dependency | Jun. 22, 2020 | 
| In re Rayford author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 18, 2020 | 
| Davis v. Superior Court (Sathre) concurring | Civil Procedure | Jun. 17, 2020 | 
| Summer J. v. United States Baseball Federation concurring | Torts | Feb. 20, 2020 | 
| Cacho v. Eurostar, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 27, 2019 | 
| People v. Belloso author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2019 | 
| Briganti v. Chow affirmed | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 26, 2019 | 
| Unzueta v. Akopyan author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 20, 2019 | 
| Modification: Brown v. USA Taekwondo author | Torts | Nov. 7, 2019 | 
| Modification: Brown v. USA Taekwondo author | Torts | Nov. 6, 2019 | 
| Brown v. USA Taekwondo author | Torts | Oct. 10, 2019 | 
| People v. Keo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2019 | 
| A.J. Fistes Corp. v. GDL Best Contractors, Inc. author | Government | Aug. 15, 2019 | 
| People v. Shiga author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2019 | 
| Komorsky v. Farmers Insurance Exchange affirmed | Insurance | Apr. 3, 2019 | 
| Valdez v. Seidner-Miller, Inc. author | Consumer Law | Mar. 29, 2019 | 
| Grossman v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Dist. author | Torts | Mar. 28, 2019 | 
| Moorer v. Noble LA Events Inc. author | Labor Law | Mar. 1, 2019 | 
| Marquez v. City of Long Beach author | Constitutional Law | Feb. 27, 2019 | 
| Doe v. University of Southern California author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 13, 2018 | 
| In re Marriage of Davila and Mejia author | Family Law | Nov. 20, 2018 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Vasquez) author | Constitutional Law | Sep. 14, 2018 | 
| People v. Jones author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2018 | 
| People v. Minifie author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 9, 2018 | 
| Modification: Redfearn v. Trader Joe's Company reversed | Torts | Mar. 20, 2018 | 
| Redfearn v. Trader Joe's Company reversed | Torts | Mar. 1, 2018 | 
| Sierra Palms Homeowners Assoc. v. Metro Gold Line reversed | Civil Procedure | Jan. 31, 2018 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Gail Ruderman Feuer | Los Angeles County (Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center) | Mar. 11, 2014 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| In re Claudia R. author | Dependency | Oct. 10, 2025 | 
| People v. Singleton author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 21, 2025 | 
| In re Hunter V. author | Dependency | Aug. 1, 2025 | 
| Eshagian v. Cepeda author | Torts | Jun. 26, 2025 | 
| People v. Nino author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 5, 2025 | 
| Modification: Sanders v. Superior Court (Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.) author | Arbitration | May 15, 2025 | 
| Sanders v. Superior Court (Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.) author | Arbitration | May 7, 2025 | 
| People v. Henderson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 18, 2025 | 
| People v. Munoz dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 9, 2025 | 
| Gordon v. Continental Casualty Co. author | Insurance | Dec. 4, 2024 | 
| Garcia v. Superior Court (City of Los Angeles) author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2024 | 
| Marriage of Diamond author | Family Law | Nov. 6, 2024 | 
| Santa Clarita Organization for Planning v. County of Los Angeles author | Environmental Law | Oct. 23, 2024 | 
| Camden Systems v. 409 North Camden author | Corporations | Jul. 24, 2024 | 
| Valencia v. Mendoza author | Arbitration | Jul. 2, 2024 | 
| In re Jose R. author | Juveniles | Jun. 13, 2024 | 
| Mar v. Perkins author | Arbitration | May 23, 2024 | 
| People v. Garcia author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 2, 2024 | 
| Lew-Williams v. Petrosian author | Arbitration | Apr. 3, 2024 | 
| Sundholm v. Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. author | Attorneys | Feb. 28, 2024 | 
| People v. Frias author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 16, 2024 | 
| L.C. v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services) author | Dependency | Jan. 16, 2024 | 
| Zurich American Insurance Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board author | Workers' Compensation | Dec. 18, 2023 | 
| People v. Frias author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 15, 2023 | 
| JRK Property Holdings, Inc. v. Colony Insurance Company author | Insurance | Oct. 3, 2023 | 
| Nash v. Aprea author | Remedies | Oct. 3, 2023 | 
| The Law Firm of Fox and Fox v. Chase Bank author | Torts | Sep. 5, 2023 | 
| Montemayor v. Ford Motor Co. author | Arbitration | Jun. 27, 2023 | 
| RAR2 Villa Marina Center CA SPE, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles author | Tax | May 24, 2023 | 
| People v. Govan author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 22, 2023 | 
| People v. Portillo author | Evidence | May 16, 2023 | 
| Starlight Cinemas, Inc. v. Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company author | Insurance | May 2, 2023 | 
| Shusha, Inc. v. Century-National Insurance Co. author | Insurance | Jan. 6, 2023 | 
| Unzueta v. Akopyan author | Civil Procedure | Nov. 8, 2022 | 
| Mills v. Facility Solutions Group author | Arbitration | Nov. 2, 2022 | 
| Modification: Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC author | Arbitration | Nov. 2, 2022 | 
| Villareal v. LAD-T, LLC author | Arbitration | Oct. 21, 2022 | 
| Hirschfield v. Cohen author | Real Property | Aug. 26, 2022 | 
| Silva v. Langford author | Immunity | Jun. 10, 2022 | 
| Modification: Sky Posters Inc. v. Dept. of Transportation author | Commercial Law | May 13, 2022 | 
| Sky Posters Inc. v. Dept. of Transportation author | Commercial Law | May 12, 2022 | 
| Modification: In re Antonio R. author | Juveniles | Mar. 30, 2022 | 
| Modification: In re Antonio R. author | Juveniles | Mar. 21, 2022 | 
| In re Antonio R. author | Juveniles | Mar. 18, 2022 | 
| People v. Magana author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 16, 2022 | 
| People v. Delgado author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 14, 2022 | 
| Covert v. FCA USA author | Civil Procedure | Jan. 13, 2022 | 
| Conservatorship of Joanne R. author | Conservatorship | Dec. 20, 2021 | 
| People v. Washington author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 6, 2021 | 
| People v. Ramirez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 24, 2021 | 
| Khosravan v. Chevron Corp. author | Remedies | Jul. 8, 2021 | 
| People v. Lopez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 16, 2021 | 
| Towner v. County of Ventura author | Anti-SLAPP | May 3, 2021 | 
| Curtis v. Superior Court (California Employment Lawyers Assoc.) author | Attorneys | Mar. 26, 2021 | 
| Roussos v. Roussos author | Arbitration | Feb. 17, 2021 | 
| Amended Opinion: Ko v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. author | Torts | Jan. 19, 2021 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Arnold) author | statutory_interpretation | Jan. 14, 2021 | 
| Ko v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. author | Torts | Dec. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. Booker author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 14, 2020 | 
| Sabetian v. Exxon Mobile Corp. author | Torts | Dec. 2, 2020 | 
| People v. McCallum author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 2, 2020 | 
| Heshejin v. Rostami author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 24, 2020 | 
| People v. Perez author | statutory_interpretation | Sep. 23, 2020 | 
| Akopyan v. Superior Court (Unzueta) author | Civil Procedure | Aug. 27, 2020 | 
| Vasquez v. LBS Financial Credit Union author | Real Property | Jul. 16, 2020 | 
| Conservatorship of Jose B. author | Dependency | Jun. 22, 2020 | 
| In re Rayford author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 18, 2020 | 
| Davis v. Superior Court (Sathre) concurring | Civil Procedure | Jun. 17, 2020 | 
| Summer J. v. United States Baseball Federation concurring | Torts | Feb. 20, 2020 | 
| Cacho v. Eurostar, Inc. author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 27, 2019 | 
| People v. Belloso author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2019 | 
| Briganti v. Chow affirmed | Anti-SLAPP | Nov. 26, 2019 | 
| Unzueta v. Akopyan author | Constitutional Law | Nov. 20, 2019 | 
| Modification: Brown v. USA Taekwondo author | Torts | Nov. 7, 2019 | 
| Modification: Brown v. USA Taekwondo author | Torts | Nov. 6, 2019 | 
| Brown v. USA Taekwondo author | Torts | Oct. 10, 2019 | 
| People v. Keo author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2019 | 
| A.J. Fistes Corp. v. GDL Best Contractors, Inc. author | Government | Aug. 15, 2019 | 
| People v. Shiga author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2019 | 
| Komorsky v. Farmers Insurance Exchange affirmed | Insurance | Apr. 3, 2019 | 
| Valdez v. Seidner-Miller, Inc. author | Consumer Law | Mar. 29, 2019 | 
| Grossman v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Dist. author | Torts | Mar. 28, 2019 | 
| Moorer v. Noble LA Events Inc. author | Labor Law | Mar. 1, 2019 | 
| Marquez v. City of Long Beach author | Constitutional Law | Feb. 27, 2019 | 
| Doe v. University of Southern California author | Administrative Agencies | Dec. 13, 2018 | 
| In re Marriage of Davila and Mejia author | Family Law | Nov. 20, 2018 | 
| People v. Superior Court (Vasquez) author | Constitutional Law | Sep. 14, 2018 | 
| People v. Jones author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 24, 2018 | 
| People v. Minifie author | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 9, 2018 | 
| Modification: Redfearn v. Trader Joe's Company reversed | Torts | Mar. 20, 2018 | 
| Redfearn v. Trader Joe's Company reversed | Torts | Mar. 1, 2018 | 
| Sierra Palms Homeowners Assoc. v. Metro Gold Line reversed | Civil Procedure | Jan. 31, 2018 | 
 

 
