Truc T. Do
CA · Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One
Do has served as an associate justice in Division One of California's Fourth District Court of Appeal since 2021. She previously served as a San Diego Superior Court judge and as a Los Angeles County prosecutor.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Took the oath as an associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One, after unanimous confirmation.
January 14, 2021
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Governor Gavin Newsom nominated her to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One.
December 8, 2020
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Governor Jerry Brown appointed her to the San Diego County Superior Court.
February 26, 2018
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Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 2 favorable
Represented the Fourth District on the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal Bias Prevention Committee.
July 27, 2023Favorable on Impartiality
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Served on Governor Newsom's regional Judicial Selection Advisory Committee and the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Judicial Appointments Committee.
January 1, 2019Favorable on Impartiality
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 31 favorable
Joined Eagle Colton 55 v. City of Colton, reversing denial of a city anti-SLAPP motion because developers had not presented their claims under the Government Claims Act.
July 21, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Godshall v. Peterson, reversing medical-malpractice summary judgment because factual disputes remained over injury discovery.
July 20, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Greely v. Greely, quashing levies on a woman's accounts and ordering the return of funds seized through a void bigamous marriage.
May 20, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Amezcua v. Superior Court, striking an unauthorized $25,000 attorney-fee condition placed on leave to amend a complaint.
April 24, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Bradley, affirming rape convictions as modified and striking unauthorized duplicate stayed sentences.
April 8, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Riggs, affirming assault, firearm, and dating-violence convictions after finding counsel's suspension did not itself establish ineffective assistance.
March 16, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored J.S. v. D.A., reversing a five-year domestic-violence restraining order because the incarcerated respondent's access request went unaddressed.
February 25, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Concurred in San Diego Public Library Foundation v. Fuentes, reversing automatic rejection of initiative signatures when voter identity and registration could be established.
May 29, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Villalva v. Bombardier, affirming attorney fees and costs for train dispatchers who recovered unpaid wages.
January 21, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Marriage of Goldman, reversing laches and attorney-fee rulings that lacked evidence of prejudice to the former husband.
January 10, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Herzog v. Superior Court, vacating arbitration orders because a medical app's clickwrap did not establish patients' agreement to arbitrate.
May 16, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Flores, reversing denial of presentence conduct credits and remanding for the credits to be awarded.
January 31, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Carter, requiring full resentencing under an amended sentencing law without allowing prosecutors to withdraw from the plea agreement.
December 8, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Represented the Fourth District on the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal Bias Prevention Committee.
July 27, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Authored Aton Center v. United Healthcare, affirming summary judgment against a substance-abuse provider on underpayment, fraud, and unfair-competition claims.
July 27, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored People v. Myles, reversing burglary and attempted-burglary convictions because a prejudicially modified theft instruction misstated the law.
March 23, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Heard, reversing denial of resentencing relief to a juvenile offender serving a functional life term on equal-protection grounds.
September 20, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Petrolink v. Lantel, affirming an equitable order requiring a buyer to accept encumbered title after a decade-long dispute.
July 14, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Dunning v. Johnson, partly reversing an anti-SLAPP ruling and fee order while affirming other portions of the judgment.
April 23, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Took the oath as an associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One, after unanimous confirmation.
January 14, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served on Governor Newsom's regional Judicial Selection Advisory Committee and the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Judicial Appointments Committee.
January 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Presided over criminal and family-law matters on the San Diego County Superior Court.
February 26, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as a trustee of the San Diego Law Library.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served on the boards of the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program and California Women's Law Center, organizations promoting access to legal services.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as a partner at Jones Day from 2014 through 2018.
January 1, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson from 2009 through 2014.
January 1, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence
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Handled complex civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense in private practice from 2009 through 2018.
January 1, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney from 1999 through 2009.
January 1, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Prosecuted homicides in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Hardcore Gang and Major Crimes divisions.
January 1, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Tried 76 jury cases, including 20 homicide cases and two death-penalty cases, during a 20-year trial-lawyer career.
January 1, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Practiced as a litigation associate at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton from 1997 through 1999.
January 1, 1997Favorable on Legal Competence
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Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 3 records
Authored Amezcua v. Superior Court, striking an unauthorized $25,000 attorney-fee condition placed on leave to amend a complaint.
April 24, 2026
Source: law.justia.com
Represented the Fourth District on the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal Bias Prevention Committee.
July 27, 2023
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Handled complex civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense in private practice from 2009 through 2018.
January 1, 2009
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Past race Truc T. Do ran in:
- Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One: Shall Associate Justice TRUC T. DO be elected to the office for the term provided by law? · November 3, 2026 · California · incumbent