Judge
Civil
Santa Barbara County Superior Court
Anacapa Courthouse
Department/Division:
SB5
Days:
M-F
1100 Anacapa St
Santa Barbara , CA 93121
(805) 882-4570
Appointed to the Superior Court by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, January 2010; commissioner, Santa Barbara Superior, 2002-2010
Santa Barbara College of Law
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Colleen K. Sterne | Santa Barbara County Superior Court | Aug. 10, 2014 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association v. Criminal Justice Attorneys Association of Ventura County
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Jan. 19, 2024 |
|
Franklin v. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
affirmed
|
Torts | Aug. 22, 2022 |
|
Modification: Pappas v. State Coastal Conservancy
affirmed in part
|
Administrative Agencies | Jan. 26, 2022 |
|
Pappas v. State Coastal Conservancy
affirmed in part
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 30, 2021 |
|
Conservatorship of Brokken
reversed
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 17, 2021 |
|
Modification: Nagel v. Westen
reversed
|
Real Property | Feb. 3, 2021 |
|
Bohnett v. County of Santa Barbara
affirmed
|
Real Property | Jan. 20, 2021 |
|
Nagel v. Westen
reversed
|
Real Property | Jan. 11, 2021 |
|
Modification: State Lands Commission v. Plains Pipeline, L.P.
reversed
|
Torts | Nov. 24, 2020 |
|
State Lands Commission v. Plains Pipeline, L.P.
reversed
|
Torts | Nov. 20, 2020 |
|
Malott v. Summerland Sanitary Dist.
reversed and remanded
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 20, 2020 |
|
Sachs v. Sachs
affirmed
|
probate_and_trusts | Jan. 8, 2020 |
|
Bridgepoint Construction Services v. Newton
affirmed
|
Attorneys | Sep. 6, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport 420, LLC; Spring Creek Research LLC; William Parrish v. Starr Indemnity & Liability Company; Avenatti & Associates APC; Michael J. Avenatti, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Insurance | judge | Feb. 7, 2025 |
| Brett Jerome Bronstad; Sarah Bronstad; Jessica G. Garcia, an individual and successor in interest to decedent Michael Garcia; and Michael H. Garcia, an individual and successor in interest to decedent Michael Garcia v . City of Lompoc, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | May 1, 2020 |
| Brett Roberts, Constance Roberts v. Benjamin Curtin, Pamela Leonard | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 17, 2020 |
| Bridget Bryden v. City of Santa Barbara | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 20, 2020 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Colleen K. Sterne | Santa Barbara County Superior Court | Aug. 10, 2014 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association v. Criminal Justice Attorneys Association of Ventura County
affirmed
|
Employment Law | Jan. 19, 2024 |
|
Franklin v. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
affirmed
|
Torts | Aug. 22, 2022 |
|
Modification: Pappas v. State Coastal Conservancy
affirmed in part
|
Administrative Agencies | Jan. 26, 2022 |
|
Pappas v. State Coastal Conservancy
affirmed in part
|
Administrative Agencies | Dec. 30, 2021 |
|
Conservatorship of Brokken
reversed
|
statutory_interpretation | Mar. 17, 2021 |
|
Modification: Nagel v. Westen
reversed
|
Real Property | Feb. 3, 2021 |
|
Bohnett v. County of Santa Barbara
affirmed
|
Real Property | Jan. 20, 2021 |
|
Nagel v. Westen
reversed
|
Real Property | Jan. 11, 2021 |
|
Modification: State Lands Commission v. Plains Pipeline, L.P.
reversed
|
Torts | Nov. 24, 2020 |
|
State Lands Commission v. Plains Pipeline, L.P.
reversed
|
Torts | Nov. 20, 2020 |
|
Malott v. Summerland Sanitary Dist.
reversed and remanded
|
Administrative Agencies | Oct. 20, 2020 |
|
Sachs v. Sachs
affirmed
|
probate_and_trusts | Jan. 8, 2020 |
|
Bridgepoint Construction Services v. Newton
affirmed
|
Attorneys | Sep. 6, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passport 420, LLC; Spring Creek Research LLC; William Parrish v. Starr Indemnity & Liability Company; Avenatti & Associates APC; Michael J. Avenatti, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive | Insurance | judge | Feb. 7, 2025 |
| Brett Jerome Bronstad; Sarah Bronstad; Jessica G. Garcia, an individual and successor in interest to decedent Michael Garcia; and Michael H. Garcia, an individual and successor in interest to decedent Michael Garcia v . City of Lompoc, et al. | Personal Injury | judge | May 1, 2020 |
| Brett Roberts, Constance Roberts v. Benjamin Curtin, Pamela Leonard | Personal Injury | judge | Apr. 17, 2020 |
| Bridget Bryden v. City of Santa Barbara | Employment Law | judge | Mar. 20, 2020 |