Rashida A. Adams
CA · Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Three
Adams is the presiding justice of Division Three in California's Second District Court of Appeal. She previously served on the Los Angeles Superior Court and worked as a Court of Appeal research attorney.
Where Rashida A. Adams stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Opposes
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 oppose
Joined Coalition of County Unions v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, upholding Measure J's budget mandate for community investment and incarceration alternatives.
July 31, 2023Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Joined Coalition of County Unions v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, upholding Measure J's budget mandate for community investment and incarceration alternatives.
July 31, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: law.justia.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Was unanimously confirmed as presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
August 20, 2026
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated by Governor Gavin Newsom as presiding justice of Division Three.
August 7, 2026
Source: gov.ca.gov
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
April 17, 2023
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated by Governor Gavin Newsom to Division Three of the Second District Court of Appeal.
February 1, 2023
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
January 1, 2017
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 30 favorable
Was unanimously confirmed as presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
August 20, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Joined Civil Rights Department v. Space Exploration Technologies, enforcing an investigatory subpoena concerning an employment-discrimination complaint.
August 11, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Was nominated by Governor Gavin Newsom as presiding justice of Division Three.
August 7, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Joined Doe v. Adventist Health System, reviving portions of a patient web-privacy class action.
July 24, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Aerni v. RR San Dimas, reversing denial of class certification for residential-hotel tenants.
March 25, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined People v. Taito, affirming denial of felony-murder resentencing based on the jury's findings.
October 28, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined New Commune DTLA v. City of Redondo Beach, ordering revision of a housing element that did not satisfy state affordable-housing law.
October 10, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored People v. Thompson, upholding exclusion of a 50-years-to-life juvenile sentence from statutory recall procedures.
July 15, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined People v. Rushing, affirming denial of a murder resentencing petition.
February 27, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined People v. Hamilton, upholding lifetime state sex-offender registration after federal registration ended.
January 29, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined People v. Multani, affirming denial of compassionate release where cancer treatment had stopped disease progression.
November 26, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined People v. Gonzalez, affirming convictions while vacating the sentence and remanding for resentencing.
August 6, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored In re B.D., reversing juvenile-court orders after finding insufficient evidence of parental substance-abuse risk.
June 6, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Baker v. Pacific Oaks Education Corp., affirming an order in a class action over child-care licensing limits.
January 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined In re R.M., reversing juvenile-court jurisdiction based only on the parents' incarceration.
January 5, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Maarten v. Cohanzad, reviving class allegations by tenants claiming landlords evaded rent-control laws.
September 18, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Jimenez v. Mrs. Gooch's Natural Food Markets, affirming dismissal of a wrongful-death claim under workers' compensation exclusivity.
August 28, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Coalition of County Unions v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, upholding Measure J's budget mandate for community investment and incarceration alternatives.
July 31, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
April 17, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Was rated exceptionally well qualified by the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation.
April 17, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated by Governor Gavin Newsom to Division Three of the Second District Court of Appeal.
February 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Presided over criminal matters on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
January 1, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Presided over juvenile dependency matters on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
January 1, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Became a senior appellate court attorney in Division Eight.
January 1, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Joined Division Eight of the Second District Court of Appeal as a research attorney.
January 1, 2008Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Practiced civil litigation at Caldwell Leslie & Proctor in Los Angeles.
January 1, 2006Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Completed three years litigating employment-discrimination and whistleblower matters at Bernabei & Katz.
January 1, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Joined Caldwell Leslie & Proctor as an attorney.
January 1, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Began practicing employment-discrimination and whistleblower law at Bernabei & Katz in Washington, D.C.
January 1, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Past race Rashida A. Adams ran in:
- Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three: Shall Presiding Justice RASHIDA A. ADAMS be elected to the office for the term provided by law? · November 3, 2026 · California · incumbent