 
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
4th Appellate District, Division 1
Department/Division:
1
Days:
M-F
750 B Street #300
San Diego , CA 92101-8189
(619) 744-0760
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Terry B. O'Rourke | 4th District, Division 1 (San Diego) | Nov. 21, 2013 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Alliance San Diego v. California Taxpayers Action Network author | Government | Oct. 6, 2025 | 
| San Diego Public Library Foundation v. Fuentes dissenting | Government | May 30, 2025 | 
| Downey v. City of Riverside reversed and remanded | Torts | Jul. 22, 2024 | 
| Lusardi Construction Co. v. Dept. of Industrial Relations author | Employment Law | Jun. 25, 2024 | 
| Hilltop Group, Inc. v. County of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Feb. 16, 2024 | 
| Natural Resources Defense Council v. City of Los Angeles author | Environmental Law | Jan. 22, 2024 | 
| Leahy v. Peterson author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 26, 2023 | 
| People v. Doron author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 1, 2023 | 
| Rheinhart v. Nissan North America author | Consumer Law | Jun. 28, 2023 | 
| Downey v. City of Riverside author | Torts | Apr. 26, 2023 | 
| P. v. Basler author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2022 | 
| 2009 Metropoulos Family Trust v. California Franchise Tax Board author | Tax | Jun. 1, 2022 | 
| McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance Co. reversed and remanded | Insurance | Aug. 31, 2021 | 
| Taylor v. Financial Casualty & Surety author | Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2021 | 
| People v. Burgess author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 16, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Ware author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 13, 2020 | 
| People v. Ware author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2020 | 
| Golden Door Properties, LLC v. Superior Court (County of San Diego) concurring | Public Records Act | Aug. 3, 2020 | 
| People v. Gomez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 15, 2020 | 
| Willis v. City of Carlsbad author | Employment Law | May 13, 2020 | 
| People v. Williams concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Henderson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 1, 2020 | 
| People v. Henderson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 16, 2020 | 
| Matson v. S.B.S. Trust Deed Network concurring | Real Property | Mar. 9, 2020 | 
| People v. Turner concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 21, 2020 | 
| Molloy v. Vu author | Government | Nov. 29, 2019 | 
| People v. Lamoureux dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2019 | 
| McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance author | Insurance | Oct. 10, 2019 | 
| Modification: Cleveland Nat. Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego author | Real Property | Aug. 23, 2019 | 
| Cleveland Nat. Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego author | Real Property | Jul. 29, 2019 | 
| In re Webb reversed | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 24, 2019 | 
| People v. Dimacali author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2019 | 
| San Diego Unified School Dist. v. Yee author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 31, 2018 | 
| Etcheson v. FCA US LLC author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 31, 2018 | 
| San Diego Unified Port Dist. v. Cal. Coastal Commission author | Government | Oct. 3, 2018 | 
| People v. Laird author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 24, 2018 | 
| Estate of O'Connor author | probate_and_trusts | Aug. 31, 2018 | 
| Modification: Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court author | Attorneys | Jun. 28, 2018 | 
| Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court author | Attorneys | Jun. 4, 2018 | 
| Powell v. Bear Valley Community Hospital author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 17, 2018 | 
| Modification: In re Webb author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 12, 2018 | 
| In re Webb author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2018 | 
| Apple Inc. v. Superior Court author | Evidence | Jan. 31, 2018 | 
| Hartnett v. San Diego County Office of Education et al. author | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 15, 2017 | 
| Walker v. Physical Therapy Bd. of California author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 10, 2017 | 
| Higgins v. Superior Court (Cabandong) author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 29, 2017 | 
| Otay Land Co. LLC v. U.E. Limited L.P. author | Environmental Law | Sep. 27, 2017 | 
| Ed H. v. Ashley C. author | Family Law | Aug. 28, 2017 | 
| A.G., a Minor author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele McDaniel v. Jon K. Hinkle; Ethel Sparks; Norman Sparks | Personal Injury | judge | May 2, 1998 | 
| Deborah St. Reeter v. Goode & Peterson; Janet Short, Esq. | Legal Malpractice | judge | Aug. 30, 1997 | 
| Metin Sado v. Norco Development, Inc. et al. | Real Property | judge | Sep. 21, 1996 | 
| Bruno Brazauski v. Harold D. Copans, M.D., and Christopher Elia, M.D. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 27, 1996 | 
| Elbert Lawrence v. Sav-on | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 30, 1993 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Terry B. O'Rourke | 4th District, Division 1 (San Diego) | Nov. 21, 2013 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Alliance San Diego v. California Taxpayers Action Network author | Government | Oct. 6, 2025 | 
| San Diego Public Library Foundation v. Fuentes dissenting | Government | May 30, 2025 | 
| Downey v. City of Riverside reversed and remanded | Torts | Jul. 22, 2024 | 
| Lusardi Construction Co. v. Dept. of Industrial Relations author | Employment Law | Jun. 25, 2024 | 
| Hilltop Group, Inc. v. County of San Diego author | Environmental Law | Feb. 16, 2024 | 
| Natural Resources Defense Council v. City of Los Angeles author | Environmental Law | Jan. 22, 2024 | 
| Leahy v. Peterson author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 26, 2023 | 
| People v. Doron author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 1, 2023 | 
| Rheinhart v. Nissan North America author | Consumer Law | Jun. 28, 2023 | 
| Downey v. City of Riverside author | Torts | Apr. 26, 2023 | 
| P. v. Basler author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 21, 2022 | 
| 2009 Metropoulos Family Trust v. California Franchise Tax Board author | Tax | Jun. 1, 2022 | 
| McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance Co. reversed and remanded | Insurance | Aug. 31, 2021 | 
| Taylor v. Financial Casualty & Surety author | Labor Law | Aug. 19, 2021 | 
| People v. Burgess author | statutory_interpretation | Feb. 16, 2021 | 
| Modification: People v. Ware author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 13, 2020 | 
| People v. Ware author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2020 | 
| Golden Door Properties, LLC v. Superior Court (County of San Diego) concurring | Public Records Act | Aug. 3, 2020 | 
| People v. Gomez author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 15, 2020 | 
| Willis v. City of Carlsbad author | Employment Law | May 13, 2020 | 
| People v. Williams concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 10, 2020 | 
| Modification: People v. Henderson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 1, 2020 | 
| People v. Henderson author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 16, 2020 | 
| Matson v. S.B.S. Trust Deed Network concurring | Real Property | Mar. 9, 2020 | 
| People v. Turner concurring | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 21, 2020 | 
| Molloy v. Vu author | Government | Nov. 29, 2019 | 
| People v. Lamoureux dissenting | Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2019 | 
| McHugh v. Protective Life Insurance author | Insurance | Oct. 10, 2019 | 
| Modification: Cleveland Nat. Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego author | Real Property | Aug. 23, 2019 | 
| Cleveland Nat. Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego author | Real Property | Jul. 29, 2019 | 
| In re Webb reversed | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 24, 2019 | 
| People v. Dimacali author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2019 | 
| San Diego Unified School Dist. v. Yee author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 31, 2018 | 
| Etcheson v. FCA US LLC author | Civil Procedure | Dec. 31, 2018 | 
| San Diego Unified Port Dist. v. Cal. Coastal Commission author | Government | Oct. 3, 2018 | 
| People v. Laird author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 24, 2018 | 
| Estate of O'Connor author | probate_and_trusts | Aug. 31, 2018 | 
| Modification: Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court author | Attorneys | Jun. 28, 2018 | 
| Abbott Laboratories v. Superior Court author | Attorneys | Jun. 4, 2018 | 
| Powell v. Bear Valley Community Hospital author | Civil Procedure | Apr. 17, 2018 | 
| Modification: In re Webb author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 12, 2018 | 
| In re Webb author | Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 5, 2018 | 
| Apple Inc. v. Superior Court author | Evidence | Jan. 31, 2018 | 
| Hartnett v. San Diego County Office of Education et al. author | statutory_interpretation | Dec. 15, 2017 | 
| Walker v. Physical Therapy Bd. of California author | Administrative Agencies | Nov. 10, 2017 | 
| Higgins v. Superior Court (Cabandong) author | Civil Procedure | Sep. 29, 2017 | 
| Otay Land Co. LLC v. U.E. Limited L.P. author | Environmental Law | Sep. 27, 2017 | 
| Ed H. v. Ashley C. author | Family Law | Aug. 28, 2017 | 
| A.G., a Minor author | Administrative Agencies | Jun. 19, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele McDaniel v. Jon K. Hinkle; Ethel Sparks; Norman Sparks | Personal Injury | judge | May 2, 1998 | 
| Deborah St. Reeter v. Goode & Peterson; Janet Short, Esq. | Legal Malpractice | judge | Aug. 30, 1997 | 
| Metin Sado v. Norco Development, Inc. et al. | Real Property | judge | Sep. 21, 1996 | 
| Bruno Brazauski v. Harold D. Copans, M.D., and Christopher Elia, M.D. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 27, 1996 | 
| Elbert Lawrence v. Sav-on | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 30, 1993 | 
 

 
