San Luis Obispo County
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Superior Court judges in this pack, plus statewide Supreme and District 2 Court of Appeal retention justices.
Superior Court (13)
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Catherine J. Swysen (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Craig van Rooyen (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Crystal T. Seiler (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Erin M. Childs (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Jacquelyn H. Duffy (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Jesse J. Marino (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Kenneth R. McDaniel (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Matthew G. Guerrero (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Michael C. Kelley (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Michael S. Frye (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Rita Federman (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Tana L. Coates (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
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Timothy S. Covello (San Luis Obispo County)
Why: San Luis Obispo Superior roster Soft from official 2026 Judicial Assignments PDF (effective January 2, 2026; commissioners excluded Soft)…
Court of Appeal — District 2 (18)
- AlignedCommon-sense record
Anne Richardson (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Published case vote pattern: joined/authored affirmance limiting expansive resentencing or affirming criminal judgment (People v. Cortez,…
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Armen Tamzarian (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Audra M. Mori (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Brian M. Hoffstadt (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Thin for A or F: Concurred in Bankers Insurance (B344006) and Scott v. Ulta Beauty (B345741). Stay C. No CJP public discipline attached.…
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Gonzalo C. Martinez (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Thin for A or F: Concurred in Universal Shopping Plaza v. Hong (B348490). Stay C. No CJP public discipline attached. Appointing-era signal…
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Gregory J. Weingart (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Mixed / thin for A or F despite published panel cites (Wilson v. Johnson, B329690; Linsao, B340746). Civil procedure / insurance holdings…
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Helen Zukin (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Thin for A or F: concurred in published civil opinion affirming design-immunity / §998 ruling (Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes,…
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John Wiley (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Kenneth R. Yegan (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Thin for A or F: Panel cites People v. Ammons (B343669) and People v. Singh (B348938). Stay C. No CJP public discipline attached.…
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Mark Hanasono (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Thin for A or F: Concurred in Meehan v. Aguirre (B343396). Stay C. No CJP public discipline attached. Appointing-era signal alone does not…
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Matthew A. Scherb (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Michelle C. Kim (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Mixed / thin for A or F despite published panel cites (Wilson v. Johnson, B329690; Linsao, B340746). Civil procedure / insurance holdings…
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Natalie Stone (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Nicholas Daum (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Mixed / insufficient case-vote depth for A or F. Appointing-era signal: Newsom-era Court of Appeal elevation on 2026 SOS retention list…
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Rashida A. Adams (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Thin for A or F: Panel cites Meehan v. Aguirre (B343396) and CRD v. SpaceX (B346853). Stay C. No CJP public discipline attached.…
- AlignedCommon-sense record
Steve Goorvitch (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Published case vote pattern: joined/authored affirmance limiting expansive resentencing or affirming criminal judgment (People v. Cortez,…
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Tari L. Cody (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Thin for A or F: Panel cites Ammons (B343669) and authored Singh (B348938). Stay C. No CJP public discipline attached. Appointing-era…
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Victor G. Viramontes (Court of Appeal, District 2)
Why: Thin for A or F: Concurred in Buchheim v. Anaya (B339494N). Stay C. No CJP public discipline attached. Appointing-era signal alone does…
Supreme Court (statewide) (2)
- MisalignedOut of touch on the basics
Joshua Groban (California Supreme Court)
Why: Out-of-touch / progressive-bench signal under FairPAC rubric: Appointed to California Supreme Court by Governor Gavin Newsom (2018). Prior…
- MisalignedOut of touch on the basics
Kelli M. Evans (California Supreme Court)
Why: Out-of-touch / progressive-bench signal under FairPAC rubric: Appointed to California Supreme Court by Governor Gavin Newsom (2022). Prior…