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Deborah C. Servino

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Judge
Civil Panel
Orange County Superior Court
Central Justice Center
Department/Division: C21 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 7th

700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana , CA 92701
(657) 622-5221



Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger July 16, 2009; deputy attorney general, California, 1997-2009; associate, Rutan & Tucker LLP, Costa Mesa, 1996-97; clerk, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Melvin T. Brunetti, Reno, Nevada, 1995-96

UC Berkeley School of Law, 1995



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Into the Mix Orange County (Santa Ana) Jan. 10, 2020
Deborah J. Chuang Orange County (Orange) Superior Court Feb. 4, 2011

Rulings
Case Category Published
Saurman v. Peter's Landing Property Owner LLC
reversed in part
 Disability Discrimination Jul. 29, 2024
Talley Amusements, Inc. v. The 32nd District Agricultural Association
affirmed
 Government Jun. 19, 2024
Neeble-Diamond v. Hotel California By the Sea, LLC
reversed
 Employment Law Feb. 6, 2024
Garg v. Garg
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Sep. 8, 2022
Holley v. Silverado Senior Living Management
affirmed
 Arbitration Aug. 11, 2020
Lopez v. Bartlett Care Center, LLC
affirmed
 Arbitration Aug. 30, 2019
Jozefowicz v. Allstate Ins. Co.
affirmed
 Insurance May 30, 2019
Copenbarger v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Remedies Nov. 15, 2018
Newport Harbor Ventures, LLC v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 23, 2018
Duncan v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
affirmed as modified
 Workers' Compensation Dec. 15, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Rachel Crary v. The Regents of the University of California, John Guzowski, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Employment Law judge Aug. 1, 2025
August B. Privratsky, Jr. v. Garo M. Tertzakian, M.D., Jane Brugman, N.P. and Chest & Critical Care Consultants Medical judge Aug. 11, 2023
Lisa Kozy v. County of Orange Personal Injury judge Dec. 16, 2022
Diane Holley, et al. v. Silverado Senior Living Management, Inc., et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 11, 2022
Doe Minor Plaintiff v. Roe Hospital; Roe OBGYN; Roe Medical Group Medical judge Jul. 30, 2021
Paulo Bermas, Pacita Orcullo and Ursicio Orcullo v. Waterstone Garden Investments, LP; Laurie Lee Reuter; Shu Chia Sun; and Shu Chia Sun, as Trustee of The Stone Sun and Shu C. Sun Revocable Trust Personal Injury judge Mar. 5, 2021
Jennefer Jones v. Mathew Epstein Personal Injury judge Oct. 30, 2020
Lauren Scricca v. The Regents of The University of California Employment Law judge Sep. 18, 2020
Karen Cullinane v. RCEA, et al. Real Property judge May 10, 2019
Title Court Published
Into the Mix Orange County (Santa Ana) Jan. 10, 2020
Deborah J. Chuang Orange County (Orange) Superior Court Feb. 4, 2011
Case Category Published
Saurman v. Peter's Landing Property Owner LLC
reversed in part
 Disability Discrimination Jul. 29, 2024
Talley Amusements, Inc. v. The 32nd District Agricultural Association
affirmed
 Government Jun. 19, 2024
Neeble-Diamond v. Hotel California By the Sea, LLC
reversed
 Employment Law Feb. 6, 2024
Garg v. Garg
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Sep. 8, 2022
Holley v. Silverado Senior Living Management
affirmed
 Arbitration Aug. 11, 2020
Lopez v. Bartlett Care Center, LLC
affirmed
 Arbitration Aug. 30, 2019
Jozefowicz v. Allstate Ins. Co.
affirmed
 Insurance May 30, 2019
Copenbarger v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Remedies Nov. 15, 2018
Newport Harbor Ventures, LLC v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Mar. 23, 2018
Duncan v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
affirmed as modified
 Workers' Compensation Dec. 15, 2017
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