Gregory J. Weingart

Authored R.M. v. A.G., reversing mutual domestic-violence-order rulings that disregarded indirect contact and relationship history.

May 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Authored In re Melson, vacating a murder conviction because prosecutors failed to correct material false eyewitness testimony.

April 2, 2026Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

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Authored In re A.P., reversing denial of a domestic-violence restraining order based on separation and an unenforceable oral stay-away order.

June 28, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Joined People v. Fay, reversing a second-degree-murder conviction after the prosecutor and court misstated implied malice.

April 29, 2024Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

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Authored K.R. v. Superior Court, denying a juvenile's competency-related writ after finding no prejudicial statutory violation.

March 30, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Joined People v. Lee, affirming denial of resentencing because the conviction rested on provocative-act murder rather than felony murder.

May 1, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Authored People v. Medina, finding a kill-zone instruction erroneous while affirming convictions and remanding for sentencing corrections.

March 19, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Worked on court committees and initiatives focused on domestic-violence victims.

January 1, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Specialized in prosecuting white-collar and corporate crime and served as chief of the Major Frauds Section.

January 1, 1995Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Tried federal cases to verdict and argued frequently in the Ninth Circuit as a prosecutor.

January 1, 1995Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles from 1995 through 2004.

January 1, 1995Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Authored In re X.A., affirming termination of parental rights after finding a diligent inquiry into possible Indian ancestry.

July 27, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored R.M. v. A.G., reversing mutual domestic-violence-order rulings that disregarded indirect contact and relationship history.

May 27, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored Vela v. Harbor Rail Services, enforcing arbitration and a class-action waiver against a railcar repair worker.

May 1, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

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Authored In re Melson, vacating a murder conviction because prosecutors failed to correct material false eyewitness testimony.

April 2, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Joined Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, holding that an affordable-housing permit condition survived foreclosure and bound later owners.

November 26, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Authored Marriage of Cady & Gamick, reviving a request for support of a disabled adult child and vacating the fee ruling.

September 25, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Authored In re A.P., reversing denial of a domestic-violence restraining order based on separation and an unenforceable oral stay-away order.

June 28, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Joined People v. Fay, reversing a second-degree-murder conviction after the prosecutor and court misstated implied malice.

April 29, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored Weeks v. Interactive Life Forms, refusing to enforce an inconspicuous website browsewrap arbitration clause.

March 25, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Joined In re F.V., reversing child-welfare jurisdiction and removal orders that lacked evidence of a continuing risk.

February 8, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Joined Krug v. Board of Trustees, rejecting a CSU professor's reimbursement and PAGA claims over remote-work expenses.

August 29, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored K.R. v. Superior Court, denying a juvenile's competency-related writ after finding no prejudicial statutory violation.

March 30, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Joined People v. Lee, affirming denial of resentencing because the conviction rested on provocative-act murder rather than felony murder.

May 1, 2020Opposes Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored People v. Medina, finding a kill-zone instruction erroneous while affirming convictions and remanding for sentencing corrections.

March 19, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Worked on court committees and initiatives focused on domestic-violence victims.

January 1, 2018Supports Civil Rights

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Maintained a pro bono practice and served on the boards of Mental Health Advocacy Services and Bridges Academy.

January 1, 2004Supports Civil Rights

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Authored Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles, upholding local housing-emergency powers against state- and local-law challenges.

February 27, 2026

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Received an exceptionally-well-qualified rating and unanimous confirmation to the Second District Court of Appeal.

November 1, 2022

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Governor Gavin Newsom nominated him to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One.

October 7, 2022

Source: gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Returned to the Los Angeles County Superior Court and served there from 2020 through 2022.

January 1, 2020

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Served as a justice pro tempore in the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One, from 2019 through 2020.

January 1, 2019

Source: gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Governor Jerry Brown appointed him to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

December 22, 2017

Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Received an exceptionally-well-qualified rating and unanimous confirmation to the Second District Court of Appeal.

November 1, 2022Favorable on Impartiality

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Authored Levinson Arshonsky & Kurtz v. Kim, dismissing an appeal from a nonappealable fee-arbitration order.

May 29, 2019Favorable on Impartiality

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Served with bar-association litigation, judicial-election-evaluation, and white-collar-crime committees.

January 1, 2004Favorable on Impartiality

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Authored In re X.A., affirming termination of parental rights after finding a diligent inquiry into possible Indian ancestry.

July 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored R.M. v. A.G., reversing mutual domestic-violence-order rulings that disregarded indirect contact and relationship history.

May 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored Vela v. Harbor Rail Services, enforcing arbitration and a class-action waiver against a railcar repair worker.

May 1, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored In re Melson, vacating a murder conviction because prosecutors failed to correct material false eyewitness testimony.

April 2, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles, upholding local housing-emergency powers against state- and local-law challenges.

February 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Joined Matthews v. Ryan, affirming a negligence judgment while reviving a claim for prejudgment interest based on a settlement offer.

January 28, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

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Joined Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, holding that an affordable-housing permit condition survived foreclosure and bound later owners.

November 26, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence

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Joined West Adams Heritage Association v. City of Los Angeles, requiring redevelopment-plan review before reinstating a CEQA infill exemption.

October 31, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

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Authored Marriage of Cady & Gamick, reviving a request for support of a disabled adult child and vacating the fee ruling.

September 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

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Joined Morell v. Board of Retirement, upholding exclusion of optional-benefit payments from a county pension calculation.

July 10, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

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Authored In re A.P., reversing denial of a domestic-violence restraining order based on separation and an unenforceable oral stay-away order.

June 28, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Joined People v. Fay, reversing a second-degree-murder conviction after the prosecutor and court misstated implied malice.

April 29, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored Weeks v. Interactive Life Forms, refusing to enforce an inconspicuous website browsewrap arbitration clause.

March 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Joined In re F.V., reversing child-welfare jurisdiction and removal orders that lacked evidence of a continuing risk.

February 8, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Joined Krug v. Board of Trustees, rejecting a CSU professor's reimbursement and PAGA claims over remote-work expenses.

August 29, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored K.R. v. Superior Court, denying a juvenile's competency-related writ after finding no prejudicial statutory violation.

March 30, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Received an exceptionally-well-qualified rating and unanimous confirmation to the Second District Court of Appeal.

November 1, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Joined People v. Lee, affirming denial of resentencing because the conviction rested on provocative-act murder rather than felony murder.

May 1, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Joined Tarin v. Lind, affirming dismissal of claims that repackaged a barred parental-alienation theory.

April 3, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored Levinson Arshonsky & Kurtz v. Kim, dismissing an appeal from a nonappealable fee-arbitration order.

May 29, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Authored People v. Medina, finding a kill-zone instruction erroneous while affirming convictions and remanding for sentencing corrections.

March 19, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Served as a justice pro tempore in the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One, from 2019 through 2020.

January 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Worked on court committees and initiatives focused on domestic-violence victims.

January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Presided primarily over family-law matters on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Served as a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson from 2004 through 2018.

January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Served on his firm's management committee and co-chaired its recruiting committee.

January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Handled complex civil litigation, criminal defense, and internal investigations in private practice.

January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Served with bar-association litigation, judicial-election-evaluation, and white-collar-crime committees.

January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Maintained a pro bono practice and served on the boards of Mental Health Advocacy Services and Bridges Academy.

January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Specialized in prosecuting white-collar and corporate crime and served as chief of the Major Frauds Section.

January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Twice received the U.S. Department of Justice Director's Award and taught prosecutors at the National Advocacy Center.

January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Tried federal cases to verdict and argued frequently in the Ninth Circuit as a prosecutor.

January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles from 1995 through 2004.

January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Worked as an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson from 1992 through 1995.

January 1, 1992Favorable on Legal Competence

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Clerked for U.S. District Judge William M. Byrne Jr. from 1991 through 1992.

January 1, 1991Favorable on Legal Competence

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Authored In re Melson, vacating a murder conviction because prosecutors failed to correct material false eyewitness testimony.

April 2, 2026

Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026

Served on his firm's management committee and co-chaired its recruiting committee.

January 1, 2004

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Handled complex civil litigation, criminal defense, and internal investigations in private practice.

January 1, 2004

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Served with bar-association litigation, judicial-election-evaluation, and white-collar-crime committees.

January 1, 2004

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026

Specialized in prosecuting white-collar and corporate crime and served as chief of the Major Frauds Section.

January 1, 1995

Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026