Associate Justice (ret.)
JAMS
www.jamsadr.com/aronson
5 Park Plaza Ste 400
Irvine , CA 92614
Irvine , CA 92614
Retired June 29, 2021; Appointed 4th District Court of Appeal justice by Gov. Gray Davis, Nov. 23, 2001; judge, Orange County Superior Court, 1996-2001; commissioner, Orange County Superior Court 1989-96; senior staff attorney, 4th District Court of Appeal, 1988-89; Orange County public defender's office, 1980-88; private practice, Santa Ana, 1979-80; deputy district attorney, San Bernardino County, 1976-79
University of San Diego School of Law
ADR Profiles
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Experienced Empathy | May 19, 2023 | 
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Prefers spontaneity | Jun. 24, 2020 | |
| Richard M. Aronson | 4th District Court of Appeal (Santa Ana) | Sep. 9, 2012 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Nissan Motor Acceptance Cases
 author 
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Torts | May 4, 2021 | 
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People v. Acosta
 concurring 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Feb. 11, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Moses
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2020 | 
| 
In re Haynes
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| 
Noergaard v. Noergaard
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| 
Brown v. TGS Management Co., LLC 
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Nov. 16, 2020 | 
| 
Mejia v. DACM Inc. 
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Holley v. Silverado Senior Living Management 
 concurring 
 | 
Arbitration | Aug. 11, 2020 | 
| 
Weiss v. People ex rel. Dept. of Transportation 
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Sandlin v. McLaughlin 
 author 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 22, 2020 | 
| 
Hester v. Public Storage 
 concurring 
 | 
Contracts | Jun. 1, 2020 | 
| 
Sosa v. CashCall, Inc.
 dissenting 
 | 
Consumer Law | May 15, 2020 | 
| 
Kurtz-Ahlers, LLC v. Bank of America N.A.
 author 
 | 
Torts | May 11, 2020 | 
| 
Lopez v. Bartlett Care Center, LLC 
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Aug. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Clifford v. Quest Software Inc. 
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Aug. 16, 2019 | 
| 
In re Arroyo 
 author 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jul. 19, 2019 | 
| 
ValueRock TN Prop. v. PK II Larwin Square 
 author 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 1, 2019 | 
| 
Guillory v. Hill 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 28, 2019 | 
| 
Modification: Guillory v. Hill 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 28, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Toledano 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 26, 2019 | 
| 
In re E.P. 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 29, 2019 | 
| 
Taulbee v. EJ Distribution Corp.
 author 
 | 
Torts | May 22, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Ramirez 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2019 | 
| 
Muller v. Roy Miller Freight Lines, LLC 
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | May 2, 2019 | 
| 
Stennett v. Miller
 author 
 | 
probate_and_trusts | Apr. 16, 2019 | 
| 
Modification: In re E.P.
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2019 | 
| 
In re E.P.
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 12, 2018 | 
| 
In re Bennett 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 7, 2018 | 
| 
Colaco v. Cavotec SA
 author 
 | 
Contracts | Aug. 13, 2018 | 
| 
Tripplett v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.
 author 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Jul. 26, 2018 | 
| 
In re E.P.
 author 
 | 
Juveniles | May 30, 2018 | 
| 
Weiss v. People ex rel. Department of Transportation
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 | 
| 
Duncan v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 
 author 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Dec. 15, 2017 | 
| 
In re Marriage of Kamgar
 author 
 | 
Family Law | Dec. 12, 2017 | 
| 
Turman v. Superior Court of Orange County
 concurring 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 30, 2017 | 
| 
Laboratory Specialists International v. Shimadzu Scientific etc.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 27, 2017 | 
| 
Diaz v. Professional Community Management, Inc. 
 concurring 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 10, 2017 | 
| 
Vitatech International, Inc. v. Sporn et al. 
 author 
 | 
Contracts | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| 
People v. Hunter 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2017 | 
| 
Beachcomber Management Crystal Cove v. Superior Court
 author 
 | 
Attorneys | Aug. 1, 2017 | 
| 
Kizer v. Tristar Risk Management
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Jul. 27, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lawrence Tabor v. Mark Milius | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 20, 2004 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 2, 2000 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 16, 2000 | 
| Claudia Keshishian v. Richard Hansen, Steven Friedman | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 19, 2000 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 12, 2000 | 
| Diamond Woodworks v. Argonaut Insurance Co. | Insurance | judge | Jul. 1, 2000 | 
| Amanda Schroeder, Carol Schroeder-Schaeffer, et al. v. Raymond Folmar, Richard J. Winkle | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 3, 2000 | 
| Elizabeth Vaught and Michael Vaught v. Ralph Rommel Siebicke, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 1, 2000 | 
| Theresa Player v. Kenneth Sereno | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 1, 2000 | 
| Robert Taylor and Robin Richardson-Taylor v. Kathy Kia, Michael Kia, Sima Kia, Lorenzo Garcia, Caleb Spain, Neil Spain, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 19, 1999 | 
| Fischle v. Protune Inc. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 20, 1999 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 16, 1999 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Oct. 24, 1998 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Oct. 24, 1998 | 
| Hazel Krull v. David Denenny, M.D. | Personal Injury | judge | Oct. 10, 1998 | 
| Cynthia Taylor Canada; Spenser Canada and Cashel Canada, minors v. Disneyland | Civil Rights | judge | Apr. 11, 1998 | 
| Greg Roscoe v. Family Care Medical Walk-In, et al. | Business Law | judge | Oct. 18, 1997 | 
| Title | Provider | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Experienced Empathy | May 19, 2023 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Prefers spontaneity | Jun. 24, 2020 | |
| Richard M. Aronson | 4th District Court of Appeal (Santa Ana) | Sep. 9, 2012 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Nissan Motor Acceptance Cases
 author 
 | 
Torts | May 4, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Acosta
 concurring 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Feb. 11, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Moses
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 29, 2020 | 
| 
In re Haynes
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| 
Noergaard v. Noergaard
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 27, 2020 | 
| 
Brown v. TGS Management Co., LLC 
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Nov. 16, 2020 | 
| 
Mejia v. DACM Inc. 
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Sep. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Holley v. Silverado Senior Living Management 
 concurring 
 | 
Arbitration | Aug. 11, 2020 | 
| 
Weiss v. People ex rel. Dept. of Transportation 
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Sandlin v. McLaughlin 
 author 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Jun. 22, 2020 | 
| 
Hester v. Public Storage 
 concurring 
 | 
Contracts | Jun. 1, 2020 | 
| 
Sosa v. CashCall, Inc.
 dissenting 
 | 
Consumer Law | May 15, 2020 | 
| 
Kurtz-Ahlers, LLC v. Bank of America N.A.
 author 
 | 
Torts | May 11, 2020 | 
| 
Lopez v. Bartlett Care Center, LLC 
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | Aug. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Clifford v. Quest Software Inc. 
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Aug. 16, 2019 | 
| 
In re Arroyo 
 author 
 | 
Civil Rights | Jul. 19, 2019 | 
| 
ValueRock TN Prop. v. PK II Larwin Square 
 author 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Jul. 1, 2019 | 
| 
Guillory v. Hill 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 28, 2019 | 
| 
Modification: Guillory v. Hill 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 28, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Toledano 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 26, 2019 | 
| 
In re E.P. 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 29, 2019 | 
| 
Taulbee v. EJ Distribution Corp.
 author 
 | 
Torts | May 22, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Ramirez 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2019 | 
| 
Muller v. Roy Miller Freight Lines, LLC 
 author 
 | 
Arbitration | May 2, 2019 | 
| 
Stennett v. Miller
 author 
 | 
probate_and_trusts | Apr. 16, 2019 | 
| 
Modification: In re E.P.
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 4, 2019 | 
| 
In re E.P.
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 12, 2018 | 
| 
In re Bennett 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 7, 2018 | 
| 
Colaco v. Cavotec SA
 author 
 | 
Contracts | Aug. 13, 2018 | 
| 
Tripplett v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.
 author 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Jul. 26, 2018 | 
| 
In re E.P.
 author 
 | 
Juveniles | May 30, 2018 | 
| 
Weiss v. People ex rel. Department of Transportation
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 | 
| 
Duncan v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 
 author 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Dec. 15, 2017 | 
| 
In re Marriage of Kamgar
 author 
 | 
Family Law | Dec. 12, 2017 | 
| 
Turman v. Superior Court of Orange County
 concurring 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 30, 2017 | 
| 
Laboratory Specialists International v. Shimadzu Scientific etc.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 27, 2017 | 
| 
Diaz v. Professional Community Management, Inc. 
 concurring 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 10, 2017 | 
| 
Vitatech International, Inc. v. Sporn et al. 
 author 
 | 
Contracts | Oct. 31, 2017 | 
| 
People v. Hunter 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 13, 2017 | 
| 
Beachcomber Management Crystal Cove v. Superior Court
 author 
 | 
Attorneys | Aug. 1, 2017 | 
| 
Kizer v. Tristar Risk Management
 author 
 | 
Employment Law | Jul. 27, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Lawrence Tabor v. Mark Milius | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 20, 2004 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Dec. 2, 2000 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Nov. 16, 2000 | 
| Claudia Keshishian v. Richard Hansen, Steven Friedman | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 19, 2000 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Aug. 12, 2000 | 
| Diamond Woodworks v. Argonaut Insurance Co. | Insurance | judge | Jul. 1, 2000 | 
| Amanda Schroeder, Carol Schroeder-Schaeffer, et al. v. Raymond Folmar, Richard J. Winkle | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 3, 2000 | 
| Elizabeth Vaught and Michael Vaught v. Ralph Rommel Siebicke, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Apr. 1, 2000 | 
| Theresa Player v. Kenneth Sereno | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 1, 2000 | 
| Robert Taylor and Robin Richardson-Taylor v. Kathy Kia, Michael Kia, Sima Kia, Lorenzo Garcia, Caleb Spain, Neil Spain, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jun. 19, 1999 | 
| Fischle v. Protune Inc. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Mar. 20, 1999 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jan. 16, 1999 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Oct. 24, 1998 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury | judge | Oct. 24, 1998 | 
| Hazel Krull v. David Denenny, M.D. | Personal Injury | judge | Oct. 10, 1998 | 
| Cynthia Taylor Canada; Spenser Canada and Cashel Canada, minors v. Disneyland | Civil Rights | judge | Apr. 11, 1998 | 
| Greg Roscoe v. Family Care Medical Walk-In, et al. | Business Law | judge | Oct. 18, 1997 | 
