Judge (ret.)
Kern County Superior Court, retired May 2, 2025.
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bush | Kern County (Bakersfield) Superior Court | Nov. 7, 2016 |
| In Bakersfield, Kudos for Handling of a Tough Trial | Kern County Superior Court | Jul. 17, 2007 |
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Lara
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 17, 2025 |
|
Modification: Negron v. Superior Court (People)
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 2, 2021 |
|
Negron v. Superior Court (People)
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2021 |
|
People v. Harring
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 29, 2021 |
|
People v. D.C.
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 18, 2020 |
|
People v. Ellis
remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 30, 2019 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Francisco Medina v. County of Los Angeles, John Lindsay, Anthony Serena, Willie Wallace | Civil Rights | Expert / medical | Sep. 8, 2004 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Sep. 7, 2003 |
| Confidential | Torts | Expert / technical | May 6, 2003 |
| Joseph Tay and Lillian Tay v. Bay Shores Medical Group and Norman Lasky, M.D. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Expert / medical | Mar. 11, 2000 |
| Brian King and Barbara King v. Sadiq Mandilawi, M.D. | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Oct. 24, 1998 |
| Confidential | Real Property | Expert / medical | Sep. 5, 1998 |
| Stewart Nickless, et al. v. Estate of John Paul Renzi and Doe physician | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | Expert / medical | Mar. 9, 1996 |
| Donna Weiss v. Gramma's Country Kitchen | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Expert / medical | Mar. 12, 1994 |
| Title | Court | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bush | Kern County (Bakersfield) Superior Court | Nov. 7, 2016 |
| In Bakersfield, Kudos for Handling of a Tough Trial | Kern County Superior Court | Jul. 17, 2007 |
| Case | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
|
People v. Lara
reversed
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 17, 2025 |
|
Modification: Negron v. Superior Court (People)
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 2, 2021 |
|
Negron v. Superior Court (People)
vacated and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 28, 2021 |
|
People v. Harring
reversed and remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 29, 2021 |
|
People v. D.C.
affirmed
|
statutory_interpretation | Sep. 18, 2020 |
|
People v. Ellis
remanded
|
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 30, 2019 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Francisco Medina v. County of Los Angeles, John Lindsay, Anthony Serena, Willie Wallace | Civil Rights | Expert / medical | Sep. 8, 2004 |
| Confidential | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Sep. 7, 2003 |
| Confidential | Torts | Expert / technical | May 6, 2003 |
| Joseph Tay and Lillian Tay v. Bay Shores Medical Group and Norman Lasky, M.D. | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Expert / medical | Mar. 11, 2000 |
| Brian King and Barbara King v. Sadiq Mandilawi, M.D. | Personal Injury | Expert / medical | Oct. 24, 1998 |
| Confidential | Real Property | Expert / medical | Sep. 5, 1998 |
| Stewart Nickless, et al. v. Estate of John Paul Renzi and Doe physician | Personal Injury (Vehicular) | Expert / medical | Mar. 9, 1996 |
| Donna Weiss v. Gramma's Country Kitchen | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Expert / medical | Mar. 12, 1994 |