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Somnath Raj Chatterjee

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Supervising Judge
Complex
Alameda County Superior Court
Administration Building
Department/Division: 21 Courtroom/Floor: 4th

1221 Oak Street
Oakland , CA 94612
(510) 267-6937



Appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, May 22, 2017; partner, Antolin, Agarwal, & Chatterjee, San Francisco, 2017; partner, associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, 1997-99 and 2000-17; deputy public defender, Contra Costa County, 1999-2000; associate, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, San Francisco, 1995-96; clerk to Judge A. Andrew Hauk, Central District, 1994-95

UC Hastings, College of the Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Legal Craftsman Alameda County (Hayward) Jan. 21, 2020

Rulings
Case Category Published
Chavez v. California Collision
reversed in part
 Employment Law Dec. 11, 2024

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Tiffany Casillas, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. Wiley X Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 20, 2026
People of the State of California v. Pacific American Fish Company Inc., et al. Environmental Law judge Mar. 6, 2026
Heather Poole, et al. v. Twin Hill Acquisition Company, Inc., and Does 1 through 100 Personal Injury judge Jul. 18, 2025
Ecological Rights Foundation v. Amazon.com Inc., and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Consumer Law judge Dec. 6, 2024
Consumer Advocacy Group Inc. v. WEEE Inc., Kam Lee Yuen Trading Inc., United Kanboo USA Corp., Seoul Shik Poom Inc. dba Seoul Trading USA Co., Foodnet Supermarket Inc., and Does 1-70 Consumer Law judge Nov. 8, 2024
Consumer Advocacy Group Inc. v. Yoki Fashion International LLC, and Does 1-50 Consumer Law judge Sep. 27, 2024
City of Oakland v. Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States, and Melinda Haag, United States Attorney for the Northern District of California Real Property Plaintiff Mar. 2, 2013
James Clem v. G. Lomeli Civil Rights Plaintiff Aug. 21, 2010
People of the State of California, By and Through the Attorney General of California, Bill Lockyer, and the People of the State of California, By and Through the Attorney General On Behalf of the State of Air Resources Board and the Placer County Air Pollution Control District v. Sierra Pacific Industries Inc. and Does 1 Through XXX Inclusive Environmental Law Defendant Sep. 29, 2007
Title Court Published
Legal Craftsman Alameda County (Hayward) Jan. 21, 2020
Case Category Published
Chavez v. California Collision
reversed in part
 Employment Law Dec. 11, 2024
Case Name Topic Role Published
Tiffany Casillas, individually, and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated and on behalf of other aggrieved employees pursuant to the California Private Attorneys General Act v. Wiley X Inc., and Does 1 through 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Mar. 20, 2026
People of the State of California v. Pacific American Fish Company Inc., et al. Environmental Law judge Mar. 6, 2026
Heather Poole, et al. v. Twin Hill Acquisition Company, Inc., and Does 1 through 100 Personal Injury judge Jul. 18, 2025
Ecological Rights Foundation v. Amazon.com Inc., and Does 1 through 20, inclusive Consumer Law judge Dec. 6, 2024
Consumer Advocacy Group Inc. v. WEEE Inc., Kam Lee Yuen Trading Inc., United Kanboo USA Corp., Seoul Shik Poom Inc. dba Seoul Trading USA Co., Foodnet Supermarket Inc., and Does 1-70 Consumer Law judge Nov. 8, 2024
Consumer Advocacy Group Inc. v. Yoki Fashion International LLC, and Does 1-50 Consumer Law judge Sep. 27, 2024
City of Oakland v. Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States, and Melinda Haag, United States Attorney for the Northern District of California Real Property Plaintiff Mar. 2, 2013
James Clem v. G. Lomeli Civil Rights Plaintiff Aug. 21, 2010
People of the State of California, By and Through the Attorney General of California, Bill Lockyer, and the People of the State of California, By and Through the Attorney General On Behalf of the State of Air Resources Board and the Placer County Air Pollution Control District v. Sierra Pacific Industries Inc. and Does 1 Through XXX Inclusive Environmental Law Defendant Sep. 29, 2007
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