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Craig L. Griffin

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Judge
Civil Panel
Orange County Superior Court
North Justice Center
Department/Division: N17 Days: M, T/altF Courtroom/Floor: 4th

1275 N Berkeley Ave
Fullerton , CA 92832-1258
(657) 622-5617



Appointed to the Orange County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009; senior research attorney, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three, Orange County, 2004-09; partner, Connor, Blake & Griffin, Irvine, 1996-2004; associate, Law Office of Edmond M. Connor and Associates, Irvine, 1994-96; associate, Morrison & Foerster, 1990-94

Brigham Young University Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Judicial Flipper Orange County (Fullerton) Aug. 13, 2018
Craig L. Griffin Orange County Superior Court (Fullerton) Apr. 12, 2010

Rulings
Case Category Published
Casey N. v. County of Orange
affirmed
 Civil Rights Dec. 23, 2022
Reposted to Provide Correct Version: People Spitzer v. AWI Builders, Inc.
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 27, 2022
People v. AWi Builders, Inc.
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 23, 2022
Falcon Brands, Inc. v. Mousavi & Lee, LLP
affirmed in part
 Anti-SLAPP Jan. 28, 2022
Modification: In re Mahoney
affirmed
 Attorneys Jun. 18, 2021
In re Mahoney
affirmed
 Attorneys Jun. 15, 2021
Menges v. Dept. of Transportation
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 29, 2020
Levy v. Only Cremations for Pets, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Torts Nov. 10, 2020
ValueRock TN Prop. v. PK II Larwin Square
affirmed
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 1, 2019

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Orange County Advocates for Transparency v. City of Irvine, et al. Government judge Oct. 2, 2025
Hyojin Choi v. Michael Chen Personal Injury judge Jun. 20, 2025
Christopher Nijst v. John Wyne-Chung Chen, M.D. Medical judge May 30, 2025
Francesca Sciortino v. Ribhi Ghosheh, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 8, 2024
Steven Lewis v. County of Orange Personal Injury judge Sep. 13, 2024
Chad St. John v. ClubCorp USA Inc., Sequoia Management Services LLC Employment Law judge Sep. 6, 2024
Concepcion Covarrubias, by and through her Successor in Interest, Carolina Mijango; Carolina Mijango; Carlos Mijango; Manuel Mijango; and Cynthia Covarrubias v. KPC Health Care Inc., South Coast Global Medical Center Medical judge Aug. 25, 2023
John Doe v. Roe Urgent Care Center Medical judge Sep. 30, 2022
Elizabeth M. Crokin v. Drew Primrose, Rooxs, Inc. dba Toes on the Nose, Hyatt Corporation Personal Injury judge May 13, 2022
James Luis v. Dr. Smoothie Enterprises dba Bevolution Group and Linker Equipment Corporation Personal Injury judge Sep. 3, 2021
Ennio Rocca v. California Department of Parks and Recreation Employment Law judge Apr. 16, 2021
Jesus Collazo, et al. v. County of Orange Personal Injury judge Jan. 15, 2021
City of Costa Mesa v. Pacific Shores Recovery, LLC, et al. Real Property judge Oct. 30, 2020
Donald Daniels v. Andrew Suren Baldanian Personal Injury judge Feb. 14, 2020
Julie Stark v. Gregory Peterson, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 9, 2018
David Young v. Grant Charles Hunner and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Jan. 19, 2018
Richard Frame v. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Mark A. Schwartz, PA-C Medical judge Nov. 3, 2017
Hung Chu and Tu Pham (as intervenor) v. Mercury Casualty Company Insurance judge Jun. 30, 2017
Title Court Published
Judicial Flipper Orange County (Fullerton) Aug. 13, 2018
Craig L. Griffin Orange County Superior Court (Fullerton) Apr. 12, 2010
Case Category Published
Casey N. v. County of Orange
affirmed
 Civil Rights Dec. 23, 2022
Reposted to Provide Correct Version: People Spitzer v. AWI Builders, Inc.
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 27, 2022
People v. AWi Builders, Inc.
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 23, 2022
Falcon Brands, Inc. v. Mousavi & Lee, LLP
affirmed in part
 Anti-SLAPP Jan. 28, 2022
Modification: In re Mahoney
affirmed
 Attorneys Jun. 18, 2021
In re Mahoney
affirmed
 Attorneys Jun. 15, 2021
Menges v. Dept. of Transportation
affirmed
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 29, 2020
Levy v. Only Cremations for Pets, Inc.
reversed and remanded
 Torts Nov. 10, 2020
ValueRock TN Prop. v. PK II Larwin Square
affirmed
 Anti-SLAPP Jul. 1, 2019
Case Name Topic Role Published
Orange County Advocates for Transparency v. City of Irvine, et al. Government judge Oct. 2, 2025
Hyojin Choi v. Michael Chen Personal Injury judge Jun. 20, 2025
Christopher Nijst v. John Wyne-Chung Chen, M.D. Medical judge May 30, 2025
Francesca Sciortino v. Ribhi Ghosheh, et al. Personal Injury judge Nov. 8, 2024
Steven Lewis v. County of Orange Personal Injury judge Sep. 13, 2024
Chad St. John v. ClubCorp USA Inc., Sequoia Management Services LLC Employment Law judge Sep. 6, 2024
Concepcion Covarrubias, by and through her Successor in Interest, Carolina Mijango; Carolina Mijango; Carlos Mijango; Manuel Mijango; and Cynthia Covarrubias v. KPC Health Care Inc., South Coast Global Medical Center Medical judge Aug. 25, 2023
John Doe v. Roe Urgent Care Center Medical judge Sep. 30, 2022
Elizabeth M. Crokin v. Drew Primrose, Rooxs, Inc. dba Toes on the Nose, Hyatt Corporation Personal Injury judge May 13, 2022
James Luis v. Dr. Smoothie Enterprises dba Bevolution Group and Linker Equipment Corporation Personal Injury judge Sep. 3, 2021
Ennio Rocca v. California Department of Parks and Recreation Employment Law judge Apr. 16, 2021
Jesus Collazo, et al. v. County of Orange Personal Injury judge Jan. 15, 2021
City of Costa Mesa v. Pacific Shores Recovery, LLC, et al. Real Property judge Oct. 30, 2020
Donald Daniels v. Andrew Suren Baldanian Personal Injury judge Feb. 14, 2020
Julie Stark v. Gregory Peterson, et al. Personal Injury judge Mar. 9, 2018
David Young v. Grant Charles Hunner and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Jan. 19, 2018
Richard Frame v. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Mark A. Schwartz, PA-C Medical judge Nov. 3, 2017
Hung Chu and Tu Pham (as intervenor) v. Mercury Casualty Company Insurance judge Jun. 30, 2017
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