Associate Justice (Ret)
ADR Services Inc.
Days:
M-F
San Jose   
Joined ADR Services in January 2023; retired June 30, 2022 from the 6th District Court of Appeal, appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian in 1988; elevated to the Santa Clara Superior Court in 1986; appointed to the Santa Clara Municipal Court, 1983; senior assistant city attorney, Palo Alto, 1980; deputy state attorney general, 1975
Judicial Profiles
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Elia | 6th District Court of Appeal (San Jose) | Sep. 2, 2013 | 
Rulings
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. County of Monterey
 affirmed 
 | 
Municipal Law | Aug. 3, 2023 | 
| 
P. v. Ramirez
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 26, 2022 | 
| 
People v. Burgos
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2022 | 
| 
Chaganti v. Superior Court (Cricket Communications)
 author 
 | 
Judges | Dec. 29, 2021 | 
| 
Modification: People v. Greeley
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 1, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Greeley 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 21, 2021 | 
| 
Chevron U.S.A. v. County of Monterey
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Oct. 14, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Dawson
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 30, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Hoang
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Pineda 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2021 | 
| 
Superior Court v. County of Alameda
 author 
 | 
Government | Jun. 21, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Nunes 
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2021 | 
| 
Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Insurance | Mar. 19, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Taylor
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 26, 2021 | 
| 
Modification: People v. Mackreth
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 7, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Martinez
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 4, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Mackreth
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 11, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Lopez
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Nov. 3, 2020 | 
| 
Marriage of Ankola 
 concurring 
 | 
Family Law | Aug. 14, 2020 | 
| 
In re Chavez 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| 
Nguyen v. Ford 
 concurring 
 | 
Torts | May 15, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Guerrero
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 1, 2020 | 
| 
Pott v. Lazarin
 concurring 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Apr. 2, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Wetle 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Trout-Lacy 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 | 
| 
Short v. Superior Court (Santa Clara)
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Khan 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Ruiz-Martinez v. Super. Ct.
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 22, 2019 | 
| 
Klugman v. Superior Court 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2019 | 
| 
Goldstein v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd.
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | May 2, 2019 | 
| 
Drulias v. 1st Century Bancshares, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 27, 2018 | 
| 
Alliance of Concerned Citizens v. City of San Juan Bautista 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 28, 2018 | 
| 
Genisman v. Hopkins Carley 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company
 author 
 | 
Insurance | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Bear 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2018 | 
| 
In re J.R.
 author 
 | 
Juveniles | Apr. 30, 2018 | 
| 
SJJC Aviation Services LLC v. City of San Jose (Signature Flight Support Corp.)
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 22, 2017 | 
| Title | Court | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Elia | 6th District Court of Appeal (San Jose) | Sep. 2, 2013 | 
| Case | Category | Published | 
|---|---|---|
| 
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. County of Monterey
 affirmed 
 | 
Municipal Law | Aug. 3, 2023 | 
| 
P. v. Ramirez
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 26, 2022 | 
| 
People v. Burgos
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Apr. 19, 2022 | 
| 
Chaganti v. Superior Court (Cricket Communications)
 author 
 | 
Judges | Dec. 29, 2021 | 
| 
Modification: People v. Greeley
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Nov. 1, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Greeley 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 21, 2021 | 
| 
Chevron U.S.A. v. County of Monterey
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Oct. 14, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Dawson
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 30, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Hoang
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 26, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Pineda 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 21, 2021 | 
| 
Superior Court v. County of Alameda
 author 
 | 
Government | Jun. 21, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Nunes 
 dissenting 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 10, 2021 | 
| 
Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Insurance | Mar. 19, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Taylor
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 26, 2021 | 
| 
Modification: People v. Mackreth
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Jan. 7, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Martinez
 author 
 | 
Constitutional Law | Jan. 4, 2021 | 
| 
People v. Mackreth
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Dec. 11, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Lopez
 author 
 | 
statutory_interpretation | Nov. 3, 2020 | 
| 
Marriage of Ankola 
 concurring 
 | 
Family Law | Aug. 14, 2020 | 
| 
In re Chavez 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 2, 2020 | 
| 
Nguyen v. Ford 
 concurring 
 | 
Torts | May 15, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Guerrero
 reversed and remanded 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | May 1, 2020 | 
| 
Pott v. Lazarin
 concurring 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Apr. 2, 2020 | 
| 
People v. Wetle 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 18, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Trout-Lacy 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 17, 2019 | 
| 
Short v. Superior Court (Santa Clara)
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 4, 2019 | 
| 
People v. Khan 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 30, 2019 | 
| 
Ruiz-Martinez v. Super. Ct.
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 22, 2019 | 
| 
Klugman v. Superior Court 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 18, 2019 | 
| 
Goldstein v. Cal. Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd.
 author 
 | 
Administrative Agencies | May 2, 2019 | 
| 
Drulias v. 1st Century Bancshares, Inc.
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Dec. 27, 2018 | 
| 
Alliance of Concerned Citizens v. City of San Juan Bautista 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 28, 2018 | 
| 
Genisman v. Hopkins Carley 
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Nov. 16, 2018 | 
| 
Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company
 author 
 | 
Insurance | Sep. 11, 2018 | 
| 
People v. Bear 
 author 
 | 
Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 25, 2018 | 
| 
In re J.R.
 author 
 | 
Juveniles | Apr. 30, 2018 | 
| 
SJJC Aviation Services LLC v. City of San Jose (Signature Flight Support Corp.)
 author 
 | 
Civil Procedure | Jun. 22, 2017 | 
