Judge (ret.)
Elevated to the San Diego County Superior Court by Gov. George Deukmejian, 1987, retired January 2025; judge, San Diego county Municipal Court, 1982-87; deputy district attorney, San Diego county, 1969-82
University of San Francisco School of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Advantage of age | San Diego County | Dec. 3, 2020 | 
| Runston G. Maino | San Diego County (Vista) Superior Court | Aug. 9, 2011 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Modification: People v. Corbi
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2024 | 
| 
People v. Corbi
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2024 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly J. Kolmsee v. Howard I. Heilbrunn, M.D. | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 20, 1997 | 
| Peggy Reidy v. Denny's Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 31, 1997 | 
| Legion for the Survival of Freedom, Inc. v. Carto, et al. | Torts | judge | Jan. 4, 1997 | 
| Alvin Ostrow v. Jerome Smith, et al. | Securities | judge | Aug. 10, 1996 | 
| Porsia and Cortez Rucker v. Frito-Lay Inc., et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 15, 1994 | 
| Louise and Edward Combs v. Fedco, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 2, 1994 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Advantage of age | San Diego County | Dec. 3, 2020 | 
| Runston G. Maino | San Diego County (Vista) Superior Court | Aug. 9, 2011 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Modification: People v. Corbi
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 21, 2024 | 
| 
People v. Corbi
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2024 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly J. Kolmsee v. Howard I. Heilbrunn, M.D. | Personal Injury | judge | Sep. 20, 1997 | 
| Peggy Reidy v. Denny's Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | May 31, 1997 | 
| Legion for the Survival of Freedom, Inc. v. Carto, et al. | Torts | judge | Jan. 4, 1997 | 
| Alvin Ostrow v. Jerome Smith, et al. | Securities | judge | Aug. 10, 1996 | 
| Porsia and Cortez Rucker v. Frito-Lay Inc., et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Oct. 15, 1994 | 
| Louise and Edward Combs v. Fedco, Inc. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 2, 1994 | 
