Tari L. Cody
CA · Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six
Cody is the presiding justice of Division Six in California's Second District Court of Appeal. She previously served more than two decades on the Ventura County Superior Court and practiced municipal law and civil litigation.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Began serving as presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.
August 1, 2026
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated to serve as presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.
June 2, 2026
Source: gov.ca.gov
Began serving as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.
April 1, 2023
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.
January 31, 2023
Source: gov.ca.gov
Began serving as a Ventura County Superior Court judge.
December 1, 2000
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Joined People v. Uriostegui, reversing a burglary conviction because presumptively invalid reasons were used to remove a prospective juror.
April 5, 2024Favorable on Impartiality
Source: law.justia.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 27 favorable
Began serving as presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.
August 1, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Sat by assignment on the California Supreme Court and joined Maniago v. Desert Cardiology, holding a voluntary pre-judgment dismissal forfeited appellate review.
July 16, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Sable Offshore v. California Coastal Commission, upholding a cease-and-desist order and injunction for unpermitted coastal pipeline work.
June 17, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Was nominated to serve as presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.
June 2, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Joined People v. Jones, vacating a prison sentence because a defendant jailed in another county had not willfully failed to appear and the prosecution's proof was inadmissible.
March 17, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Pacho Limited Partnership v. Eureka Energy, reversing lease forfeiture because minimal cattle grazing for fire prevention did not make an any-purpose lease agricultural.
October 27, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Valle, rejecting a vagueness challenge and affirming conviction for possessing a sharpened weapon in prison.
July 14, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Brown, reversing denial of record-clearing relief because a later prison sentence did not make the petitioner categorically ineligible.
May 21, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored C.C. v. L.B., holding a sperm donor whose parental rights ended in an adoption lacked standing to seek parent status or court-ordered visitation.
November 26, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Chavez v. Alco Harvesting, reviving a widow's claim that an employer concealed a workplace COVID-19 outbreak that aggravated her husband's fatal illness.
June 17, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined People v. Ellis, affirming an eight-year resentencing where the defendant had stipulated to the upper term in a negotiated disposition.
May 15, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined People v. Uriostegui, reversing a burglary conviction because presumptively invalid reasons were used to remove a prospective juror.
April 5, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Concurred in People v. Hollywood that the murder petitioner was ineligible for resentencing while rejecting factfinding at the prima-facie stage.
February 28, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored L.O. v. Kilrain, affirming civil-harassment and workplace-violence restraining orders after the appellant forfeited unsupported challenges.
October 18, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Bailey v. Bailey, holding a probate filing deadline applied only after the specified statutory notice and affirming admission of a will.
October 10, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Began serving as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.
April 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.
January 31, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Became chair of the Judicial Council's Juvenile Law Curriculum Committee.
January 1, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Also on this bill
- January 1, 2016 · Joined the Judicial Council's Juvenile Law Curriculum Committee. (Favorable on Legal Competence)
Began serving as juvenile supervising judge on the Ventura County Superior Court.
January 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Joined the Judicial Council's Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee.
January 1, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Joined the Judicial Council's Juvenile Law Curriculum Committee.
January 1, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Also on this bill
- January 1, 2020 · Became chair of the Judicial Council's Juvenile Law Curriculum Committee. (Favorable on Legal Competence)
Presided over criminal trials, civil matters, and appeals on the Ventura County Superior Court.
December 1, 2000Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Presided over family-law, guardianship, and dependency matters on the Ventura County Superior Court.
December 1, 2000Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Began serving as a Ventura County Superior Court judge.
December 1, 2000Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Began practicing municipal law and civil litigation at Lemieux & O'Neill.
January 1, 1994Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Became a partner at Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton.
January 1, 1990Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Practiced business, property, and civil litigation at Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton.
January 1, 1985Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Past race Tari L. Cody ran in:
- Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Six: Shall Presiding Justice TARI L. CODY be elected to the office for the term provided by law? · November 3, 2026 · California · incumbent