Appointed to the Contra Costa County Superior Court by Gov. Gray Davis, April 2003, retired February 2024; Presiding Judge, 2017; JAMS, 2000-2003; of counsel, Morison-Knox Holden Melendez & Prough LLP, 1998-2000; associate, Chavez & Gertler LLP, 1995-1998; associate, Farrow, Bramson, Chavez & Baskin, 1993-1995; associate, Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon 1989-1993; associate, Kornblum & McBride, 1987-1989
UC Hastings College of the Law, 1987
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Setting Change | Contra Costa County (Martinez) | Sep. 27, 2017 | 
| Life Takes Childhood 'Judge' to Juvenile Bench | Contra Costa County Superior Court (Martinez) | May 4, 2006 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Shenson v. County of Contra Costa 
 affirmed 
 | 
Real Property | Mar. 31, 2023 | 
| 
Bullock v. City of Antioch
 reversed in part 
 | 
Civil Procedure | May 9, 2022 | 
| 
Robinson v. Southern Counties Oil Co. 
 affirmed 
 | 
Employment Law | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Eghtesad v. State Farm General Insurance Company
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2020 | 
| 
Eloquence Corp. v. Home Consignment Center 
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 1, 2020 | 
| Irvin v. Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Assoc. | Government | Jul. 5, 2017 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Vega, Marcela Vega v. Yapstone Holdings Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 18, 2020 | 
| Gary L. Greenberg, M.D. v. Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Staff Care Inc., et al. | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 4, 2020 | 
| Megan Beach v. Sheena Glover, Jimmie Glover, Contra Costa County, Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 24, 2020 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Setting Change | Contra Costa County (Martinez) | Sep. 27, 2017 | 
| Life Takes Childhood 'Judge' to Juvenile Bench | Contra Costa County Superior Court (Martinez) | May 4, 2006 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Shenson v. County of Contra Costa 
 affirmed 
 | 
Real Property | Mar. 31, 2023 | 
| 
Bullock v. City of Antioch
 reversed in part 
 | 
Civil Procedure | May 9, 2022 | 
| 
Robinson v. Southern Counties Oil Co. 
 affirmed 
 | 
Employment Law | Aug. 17, 2020 | 
| 
Eghtesad v. State Farm General Insurance Company
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jul. 1, 2020 | 
| 
Eloquence Corp. v. Home Consignment Center 
 affirmed 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 1, 2020 | 
| Irvin v. Contra Costa County Employees’ Retirement Assoc. | Government | Jul. 5, 2017 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Vega, Marcela Vega v. Yapstone Holdings Inc. | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 18, 2020 | 
| Gary L. Greenberg, M.D. v. Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, Staff Care Inc., et al. | Employment Law | judge | Sep. 4, 2020 | 
| Megan Beach v. Sheena Glover, Jimmie Glover, Contra Costa County, Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority | Personal Injury | judge | Jul. 24, 2020 | 
