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Christine B. Van Aken

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Judge
Law & Motion/ Discovery
San Francisco County Superior Court
Civic Center Courthouse
Office of the San Francisco City Attorney
Department/Division: 301 Days: M-F

400 McAllister St
San Francisco , CA 94102
(415) 551-3719

Appointed a judge of San Francisco County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown in July 2018; chief of appellate litigation, San Francisco city attorney's office, 2012-18; deputy city attorney, San Francisco, 2006-12; clerk, U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, 2004-5; associate, Arnold & Porter LLP, 2003-4; clerk, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Pierre N. Leval, 2002-03of Appeals.

New York University Law School



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Relishing novel issues San Francisco County Oct. 21, 2020

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Optrics Inc. v. Grace R. Neibaron, Esq.; Neibaron Law; Cloud9 Discovery LLC; Kelly Hardy Twigger, Esq.; ESI Attorneys LLC; Herbert L. Terreri, Esq.; Law Offices of Herber L. Terreri APC, and Does 1-40, inclusive Attorneys judge Feb. 27, 2026
The People of the State of California v. Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast Group Corp., Mettler Packaging LLC, Does 1-25, inclusive Consumer Law judge Feb. 27, 2026
Mudflap Inc. v. Matthew Patterson, Kirkcaldy Group LLC Contracts judge Feb. 27, 2026
Mingli Wang v. Stephen West McVeigh, Yingcui Long, and Does 1-50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Feb. 27, 2026
Hugo Rivera Lima, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Reel Produce Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 27, 2026
City and County of San Francisco; People of the State of California, by and through David Chiu, City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco v. Ricky A. Lee, individually and dba Empire Relaxation Spa; Richard A. Bocci; Deborah L. Bocci; Richard J. Bocci; Trustee U/D/T dated January 30, 1981; Lola V. Bocci, Trustee U/D/T dated January 30, 1981; Doe One through Doe Five Business Law judge Feb. 6, 2026
Tricia Yeomans, Ismail Chraibi, Adrian Rodriguez, Robert Jenkins, Dorothy Jenkins, Cameron Bradford and Fatemeh Abtahi, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. World Financial Group Insurance Agency Inc., World Financial Group Inc., and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 16, 2026
Jane Gazzola v. City and County of San Francisco, Wilad Properties LLC, and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Nov. 6, 2025
Mary Feller, Gordon Feller v. City and County of San Francisco, Tilo Dickopp, and Does 1 to 20 Personal Injury judge Aug. 28, 2025
Doe Sales Executive v. Roe Employer Contracts judge Apr. 25, 2025
City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States; United States of America; John F. Kelly, Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security; Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, Does 1 to 100 Constitutional Law Plaintiff Feb. 2, 2018
Daniel Levin, Maria Levin, Parklane Associates L.P., San Francisco Apartment Association, Coalition for Better Housing v. City and County of San Francisco Real Property Defendant Dec. 1, 2017
Daniel Levin, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco Constitutional Law Defendant Nov. 15, 2014
San Francisco Veteran Police Officers Association, Larry Barsetti, Rainerio Granados, Arthur Ritchie, Randall Low v. City and County of San Francisco; The Mayor of San Francisco, Edwin Lee in his official capacity; The Chief of the San Francisco Police Department, Greg Suhr, in his official capacity, and Does 1 through 10 Constitutional Law Defendant May 10, 2014
Local Search Association v. City and County of San Francisco; Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco; Edwin M. Lee Civil Rights Defendant Aug. 31, 2013
Douglas Churchill, Peter Lau, The Calguns Foundation Inc. and The Second Amendment Foundation Inc. v. Kamala Harris, California Dept. of Justice, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Dept., City of Oakland, Oakland Police Dept. Constitutional Law Defendant Jun. 29, 2013
People of the State of California, acting by and through City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Check 'N Go of California Inc. dba Check 'N Go; Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance Inc. dba Check 'N Go; Avante Teladvance Inc. dba Check 'N Go Online; Monetary Management of California Inc. dba Money Mart; Money Mart Express Inc. dba Customcash Online Consumer Law Plaintiff Dec. 17, 2011
Jorei Enterprises, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 1000 Government Defendant Oct. 29, 2011
Western Regional Advocacy Project; Coalition on Homelessness; Calvin Davis, on behalf of himself and all other individuals similarly situated; Lauren Alden, on behalf of herself and all other individuals similarly situated v. Mayor Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity; Board of Supervisors of San Francisco County, in its official capacity; City Civil Rights Defendant Oct. 2, 2010
Zachery Duffy v. San Francisco Police Department Civil Rights Defendant Mar. 22, 2008
City and County of San Francisco v. Martin J. Coyne, Margaret G. Coyne, Brian M. O'Flynn, Peninsula Real Estate Corporation, Peninsula Bank of Commerce Real Property Plaintiff Feb. 16, 2008
Rose Mary Kennedy v. City and County of San Francisco Personal Injury Defendant Mar. 24, 2007
Title Court Published
Relishing novel issues San Francisco County Oct. 21, 2020
Case Name Topic Role Published
Optrics Inc. v. Grace R. Neibaron, Esq.; Neibaron Law; Cloud9 Discovery LLC; Kelly Hardy Twigger, Esq.; ESI Attorneys LLC; Herbert L. Terreri, Esq.; Law Offices of Herber L. Terreri APC, and Does 1-40, inclusive Attorneys judge Feb. 27, 2026
The People of the State of California v. Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast Group Corp., Mettler Packaging LLC, Does 1-25, inclusive Consumer Law judge Feb. 27, 2026
Mudflap Inc. v. Matthew Patterson, Kirkcaldy Group LLC Contracts judge Feb. 27, 2026
Mingli Wang v. Stephen West McVeigh, Yingcui Long, and Does 1-50, inclusive Personal Injury judge Feb. 27, 2026
Hugo Rivera Lima, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Reel Produce Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Employment Law judge Feb. 27, 2026
City and County of San Francisco; People of the State of California, by and through David Chiu, City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco v. Ricky A. Lee, individually and dba Empire Relaxation Spa; Richard A. Bocci; Deborah L. Bocci; Richard J. Bocci; Trustee U/D/T dated January 30, 1981; Lola V. Bocci, Trustee U/D/T dated January 30, 1981; Doe One through Doe Five Business Law judge Feb. 6, 2026
Tricia Yeomans, Ismail Chraibi, Adrian Rodriguez, Robert Jenkins, Dorothy Jenkins, Cameron Bradford and Fatemeh Abtahi, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. World Financial Group Insurance Agency Inc., World Financial Group Inc., and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jan. 16, 2026
Jane Gazzola v. City and County of San Francisco, Wilad Properties LLC, and Does 1 to 100 Personal Injury judge Nov. 6, 2025
Mary Feller, Gordon Feller v. City and County of San Francisco, Tilo Dickopp, and Does 1 to 20 Personal Injury judge Aug. 28, 2025
Doe Sales Executive v. Roe Employer Contracts judge Apr. 25, 2025
City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States; United States of America; John F. Kelly, Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security; Jefferson B. Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, Does 1 to 100 Constitutional Law Plaintiff Feb. 2, 2018
Daniel Levin, Maria Levin, Parklane Associates L.P., San Francisco Apartment Association, Coalition for Better Housing v. City and County of San Francisco Real Property Defendant Dec. 1, 2017
Daniel Levin, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco Constitutional Law Defendant Nov. 15, 2014
San Francisco Veteran Police Officers Association, Larry Barsetti, Rainerio Granados, Arthur Ritchie, Randall Low v. City and County of San Francisco; The Mayor of San Francisco, Edwin Lee in his official capacity; The Chief of the San Francisco Police Department, Greg Suhr, in his official capacity, and Does 1 through 10 Constitutional Law Defendant May 10, 2014
Local Search Association v. City and County of San Francisco; Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco; Edwin M. Lee Civil Rights Defendant Aug. 31, 2013
Douglas Churchill, Peter Lau, The Calguns Foundation Inc. and The Second Amendment Foundation Inc. v. Kamala Harris, California Dept. of Justice, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Dept., City of Oakland, Oakland Police Dept. Constitutional Law Defendant Jun. 29, 2013
People of the State of California, acting by and through City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera v. Check 'N Go of California Inc. dba Check 'N Go; Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance Inc. dba Check 'N Go; Avante Teladvance Inc. dba Check 'N Go Online; Monetary Management of California Inc. dba Money Mart; Money Mart Express Inc. dba Customcash Online Consumer Law Plaintiff Dec. 17, 2011
Jorei Enterprises, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 1000 Government Defendant Oct. 29, 2011
Western Regional Advocacy Project; Coalition on Homelessness; Calvin Davis, on behalf of himself and all other individuals similarly situated; Lauren Alden, on behalf of herself and all other individuals similarly situated v. Mayor Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity; Board of Supervisors of San Francisco County, in its official capacity; City Civil Rights Defendant Oct. 2, 2010
Zachery Duffy v. San Francisco Police Department Civil Rights Defendant Mar. 22, 2008
City and County of San Francisco v. Martin J. Coyne, Margaret G. Coyne, Brian M. O'Flynn, Peninsula Real Estate Corporation, Peninsula Bank of Commerce Real Property Plaintiff Feb. 16, 2008
Rose Mary Kennedy v. City and County of San Francisco Personal Injury Defendant Mar. 24, 2007
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