Judge (ret.)
Retired 2019. Appointed to the Napa County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2006; partner, Coombs & Dunlap LLP, Napa, 1979-2006; city attorney, St. Helena, 1988-2006; town attorney, Yountville, 1999-2006; deputy town attorney, Yountville, 1979-99; deputy city attorney, Napa, 1979-1981
UC Hastings College of the Law, 1979
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Patience and Practice | Napa County (Napa) | Feb. 2, 2018 | 
| Beating the Odds | Napa County Superior Court | Mar. 3, 2008 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Eyford v. Nord
 affirmed 
 | 
probate_and_trusts | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| 
Modification: People v. Montiel
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Montiel 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 | 
| 
Staats v. Vintner's Golf Club, LLC 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Torts | Aug. 3, 2018 | 
| 
Lampe v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center 
 affirmed 
 | 
Torts | Jan. 25, 2018 | 
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Matter of the Kay Pearson Trust: Shannon Eyford and Erin Johnson v. Jim Nord, in his capacity as Trustee of the Kay Pearson Trust, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Joan Sturges | Probate and Trusts | judge | Feb. 28, 2020 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Plaintiff | Sep. 3, 1994 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Patience and Practice | Napa County (Napa) | Feb. 2, 2018 | 
| Beating the Odds | Napa County Superior Court | Mar. 3, 2008 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Eyford v. Nord
 affirmed 
 | 
probate_and_trusts | Mar. 22, 2021 | 
| 
Modification: People v. Montiel
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 19, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Montiel 
 affirmed 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 | 
| 
Staats v. Vintner's Golf Club, LLC 
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Torts | Aug. 3, 2018 | 
| 
Lampe v. Queen of the Valley Medical Center 
 affirmed 
 | 
Torts | Jan. 25, 2018 | 
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Matter of the Kay Pearson Trust: Shannon Eyford and Erin Johnson v. Jim Nord, in his capacity as Trustee of the Kay Pearson Trust, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Joan Sturges | Probate and Trusts | judge | Feb. 28, 2020 | 
| Confidential | Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) | Plaintiff | Sep. 3, 1994 | 
