Judge
Writs
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Central District - Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center
Department/Division:
WRITS
Courtroom/Floor:
13-109
210 W Temple St
Los Angeles , CA 90012-3210
(213) 628-7755
Elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior court through unification, 2000; judge, Los Angeles County Municipal Court, 1994-2000; associate, Sidley Austin LLP, 1986-94
Southwestern Law School, 1986
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Petition Inundation | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Jul. 29, 2021 | 
| William C. Ryan | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Aug. 22, 2012 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Modification: In re Nguyen
 petition denied 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2024 | 
| 
In re Nguyen
 petition denied 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2024 | 
| 
Conway v. Superior Court (People)
 petition granted 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2023 | 
| 
People v. Strother 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 13, 2021 | 
| 
In re Parks 
 petition denied 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Moseley 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 22, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Superior Court (Arnold) 
 petition denied 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 14, 2021 | 
| 
People v. DeCasas 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 21, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Byers
 reversed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Braley 
 reversed 
 | 
Judges | Jul. 29, 2020 | 
| 
In re Mohammad
 petition granted 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Dec. 2, 2019 | 
| In re Robinson | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 | 
| 
In re Gadlin 
 petition granted 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 30, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Piper
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 8, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Cruz
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 4, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Petition Inundation | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Jul. 29, 2021 | 
| William C. Ryan | Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) | Aug. 22, 2012 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Modification: In re Nguyen
 petition denied 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2024 | 
| 
In re Nguyen
 petition denied 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 29, 2024 | 
| 
Conway v. Superior Court (People)
 petition granted 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2023 | 
| 
People v. Strother 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 13, 2021 | 
| 
In re Parks 
 petition denied 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 5, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Moseley 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 22, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Superior Court (Arnold) 
 petition denied 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 14, 2021 | 
| 
People v. DeCasas 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 21, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Byers
 reversed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Braley 
 reversed 
 | 
Judges | Jul. 29, 2020 | 
| 
In re Mohammad
 petition granted 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Dec. 2, 2019 | 
| In re Robinson | Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 | 
| 
In re Gadlin 
 petition granted 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 30, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Piper
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 8, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Cruz
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 4, 2017 | 
