Ioana Petrou
CA · Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three
Petrou is an associate justice in Division Three of California's First District Court of Appeal. She previously served on the Alameda County Superior Court and as an assistant U.S. attorney in New York and Northern California.
Where Ioana Petrou stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (5 records), Civil Rights (4 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
Authored People v. Wilson, holding courts retained discretion to impose parole after felony-murder resentencing despite excess custody credits.
August 6, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Began serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of California.
January 1, 2004Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as chief of major crimes in the Northern District of California U.S. Attorney's Office.
January 1, 2004Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as the Northern District of California U.S. Attorney's Criminal Health Care Fraud Coordinator.
January 1, 2004Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York's criminal division.
January 1, 2000Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 support
Authored In re C.M., reversing a juvenile electronic-monitoring condition that delegated judicial power without standards or due-process safeguards.
August 14, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored McDaniel v. Superior Court, ordering reconsideration of Racial Justice Act discovery after finding a plausible statistical foundation for racial-bias allegations.
May 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Lashon, affirming a murder judgment while recognizing a separate habeas route for the defendant's Racial Justice Act claim.
February 8, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Betancourt v. Transportation Brokerage Specialists, holding Amazon last-mile delivery drivers exempt from Federal Arbitration Act coverage.
March 29, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Served as an associate justice of Division Three of the First District Court of Appeal.
September 13, 2026
Source: voterguide.sos.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Filled the appellate vacancy created by Justice Stuart Pollak's elevation to presiding justice.
November 21, 2018
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was appointed associate justice of Division Three of the First District Court of Appeal.
November 21, 2018
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was appointed to the Alameda County Superior Court.
January 1, 2010
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Authored People v. Williams, reversing a burglary conviction because the trial judge's questioning of a fingerprint expert constituted prejudicial judicial misconduct.
January 26, 2021Favorable on Impartiality
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 18 favorable
Served on the Judicial Council's advisory committees on civil jury instructions and information technology.
September 13, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as chair of the California Judges Association Appellate Committee.
September 13, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Authored In re Fuel Industry Climate Cases, holding Citgo subject to California jurisdiction in local governments' climate-harm litigation.
January 5, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Parker v. Schwarcz, affirming denial of a former conservatee's petition for records and property from a temporary conservator.
October 19, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored New Livable California v. Association of Bay Area Governments, rejecting an open-meetings challenge to a regional housing-allocation process.
December 18, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Was honored as the Alameda County Trial Judge of the Year by the Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers.
January 1, 2016Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Represented Alameda and Contra Costa counties on the California Judges Association board.
January 1, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Began teaching trial practice at Berkeley Law.
January 1, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Supervised the Alameda County Superior Court's civil division.
January 1, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Chaired the Alameda County Superior Court's judicial-education committee.
January 1, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Chaired the Alameda County Superior Court's civil committee and served on its executive committee.
January 1, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Handled family, criminal, unlimited-civil, and complex-civil assignments on the Alameda County Superior Court.
January 1, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Was named a California Attorney of the Year by The Recorder.
January 1, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as of counsel at O'Melveny and Myers LLP.
January 1, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Worked as a civil-litigation associate at Foley and Lardner LLP.
January 1, 1996Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Worked as an associate at Weissburg and Aronson.
January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Worked as an associate at Proskauer Rose LLP.
January 1, 1994Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as a judicial extern to Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine on the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
January 1, 1992Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
Authored Point San Pedro Road Coalition v. County of Marin, affirming an order setting aside the county's quarry-resolution approval.
April 3, 2019
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Performed extensive pro bono work at Foley and Lardner and received the firm's Lynford Lardner Community Service Award.
January 1, 1999
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Retention question · November 3, 2026
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.