Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
Department/Division:
2
300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
(213) 830-7000
Appointed to the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 2, Los Angeles, by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005; Los Angeles county Superior Court, 1992-2005; Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1988-92; partner, Pomerantz & Chavez; 1978-88
Loyola Law School
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| An Even Hand | Second District Court of Appeals | Feb. 2, 2021 | 
| Victoria M. Chavez | Los Angeles Superior Court | Jun. 11, 1998 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Emmons v. Jesso
 author 
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Real Property | Aug. 28, 2025 | 
| 
Alliance Marce & Eva Stern Math & Science High School v. Public Employment Relations Board
 author 
 | 
Government | Dec. 27, 2024 | 
| 
Mann v. State of California
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 21, 2024 | 
| 
People v. Ocobachi
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2024 | 
| 
Suffolk Construction Co. v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. 
 author 
 | 
Government | Apr. 24, 2023 | 
| 
People v. Villalba
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 22, 2023 | 
| 
TriCoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jan. 24, 2022 | 
| 
Oakes v. Progressive Transportation Services
 author 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Nov. 12, 2021 | 
| 
Cheng v. Coastal L.B. Associates, LLC
 author 
 | 
Corporations | Sep. 23, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Clayton
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 7, 2021 | 
| 
Conservatorship of K.P.
 affirmed 
 | 
Conservatorship | Jun. 29, 2021 | 
| 
In re F.P. 
 author 
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Dependency | Mar. 18, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Moseley 
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 22, 2021 | 
| 
Reynaud v. Technicolor Creative Services USA
 concurring 
 | 
Torts | Mar. 26, 2020 | 
| 
McHenry v. Asylum Entertainment Delaware, LLC 
 concurring 
 | 
Torts | Mar. 16, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Ramirez
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 8, 2019 | 
| 
Modification: Conservatorship of K.P.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 20, 2019 | 
| 
Bennett v. Superior Court 
 author 
 | 
Evidence | Sep. 13, 2019 | 
| 
Conservatorship of K.P.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Allied Signal Aerospace v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
 author 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Jun. 7, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Camacho 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 7, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Mora & Rangel 
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jul. 3, 2018 | 
| 
Metropolitan Water District v. Winograd 
 author 
 | 
Government | Jun. 25, 2018 | 
| 
Aron v. WIB Holdings 
 author 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 30, 2018 | 
| 
Burd v. Barkley Court Reporters Inc.
 author 
 | 
Government | Dec. 1, 2017 | 
| 
Citizens of Humanity v. Applied Underwriters
 author 
 | 
Insurance | Nov. 27, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidential | Real Property | judge | Apr. 12, 1997 | 
| Dawnelle Barris v. County of Los Angeles, T. Dang, M.D., et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 17, 1996 | 
| Debra Lowe, et al. v. Veterans Charter Transportation, Arnaldo Noriega, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 22, 1995 | 
| Jeffrey Howard v. State of California, CHP, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Jun. 24, 1995 | 
| Ernesto Aguilera Mata v. City of Los Angeles | Civil Rights | judge | Dec. 24, 1994 | 
| Kiva Entertainment Corporation v. Leone, La Cage | Breach of Contract | judge | May 29, 1993 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| An Even Hand | Second District Court of Appeals | Feb. 2, 2021 | 
| Victoria M. Chavez | Los Angeles Superior Court | Jun. 11, 1998 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Emmons v. Jesso
 author 
 | 
Real Property | Aug. 28, 2025 | 
| 
Alliance Marce & Eva Stern Math & Science High School v. Public Employment Relations Board
 author 
 | 
Government | Dec. 27, 2024 | 
| 
Mann v. State of California
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | Nov. 21, 2024 | 
| 
People v. Ocobachi
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 24, 2024 | 
| 
Suffolk Construction Co. v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. 
 author 
 | 
Government | Apr. 24, 2023 | 
| 
People v. Villalba
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 22, 2023 | 
| 
TriCoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jan. 24, 2022 | 
| 
Oakes v. Progressive Transportation Services
 author 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Nov. 12, 2021 | 
| 
Cheng v. Coastal L.B. Associates, LLC
 author 
 | 
Corporations | Sep. 23, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Clayton
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 7, 2021 | 
| 
Conservatorship of K.P.
 affirmed 
 | 
Conservatorship | Jun. 29, 2021 | 
| 
In re F.P. 
 author 
 | 
Dependency | Mar. 18, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Moseley 
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 22, 2021 | 
| 
Reynaud v. Technicolor Creative Services USA
 concurring 
 | 
Torts | Mar. 26, 2020 | 
| 
McHenry v. Asylum Entertainment Delaware, LLC 
 concurring 
 | 
Torts | Mar. 16, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Ramirez
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 8, 2019 | 
| 
Modification: Conservatorship of K.P.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Sep. 20, 2019 | 
| 
Bennett v. Superior Court 
 author 
 | 
Evidence | Sep. 13, 2019 | 
| 
Conservatorship of K.P.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Aug. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Allied Signal Aerospace v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
 author 
 | 
Workers' Compensation | Jun. 7, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Camacho 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 7, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Mora & Rangel 
 affirmed 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jul. 3, 2018 | 
| 
Metropolitan Water District v. Winograd 
 author 
 | 
Government | Jun. 25, 2018 | 
| 
Aron v. WIB Holdings 
 author 
 | 
Anti-SLAPP | Mar. 30, 2018 | 
| 
Burd v. Barkley Court Reporters Inc.
 author 
 | 
Government | Dec. 1, 2017 | 
| 
Citizens of Humanity v. Applied Underwriters
 author 
 | 
Insurance | Nov. 27, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Confidential | Real Property | judge | Apr. 12, 1997 | 
| Dawnelle Barris v. County of Los Angeles, T. Dang, M.D., et al. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | judge | Feb. 17, 1996 | 
| Debra Lowe, et al. v. Veterans Charter Transportation, Arnaldo Noriega, et al. | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | judge | Jul. 22, 1995 | 
| Jeffrey Howard v. State of California, CHP, et al. | Civil Rights | judge | Jun. 24, 1995 | 
| Ernesto Aguilera Mata v. City of Los Angeles | Civil Rights | judge | Dec. 24, 1994 | 
| Kiva Entertainment Corporation v. Leone, La Cage | Breach of Contract | judge | May 29, 1993 | 
