Nicholas Daum
CA · Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four
Daum is an associate justice in Division Four of California's Second District Court of Appeal. He previously served on the Los Angeles Superior Court and practiced complex media and entertainment litigation.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 20 records
Appeared on the November 2026 ballot for retention in Division Four of the Second District Court of Appeal.
September 13, 2026
Source: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov
Continued serving as a Division Four associate justice on the Second District Court of Appeal.
September 13, 2026
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Began serving as an associate justice in Division Four of the Second District Court of Appeal.
August 6, 2026
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was unanimously confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments for the Court of Appeal.
August 6, 2026
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Received the judicial-evaluation commission's highest rating of exceptionally well qualified.
August 6, 2026
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated by Governor Gavin Newsom to Division Four of the Second District Court of Appeal.
June 2, 2026
Source: gov.ca.gov
Was selected to fill the appellate vacancy created by Justice Audrey B. Collins's retirement.
June 2, 2026
Source: gov.ca.gov
Dismissed most claims in a public-nuisance suit involving the Los Angeles Grand Hotel.
March 20, 2026
Source: mynewsla.com
Authored People ex rel. Soto v. Group IX BP Properties, upholding state public-nuisance enforcement at a gang-affected apartment complex.
April 16, 2025
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Alberto v. Cambrian Homecare, affirming refusal to enforce an employment arbitration agreement with unconscionable terms.
May 11, 2023
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Nirschl v. Schiller, rejecting an anti-SLAPP motion against defamation and wage claims and affirming a fee award.
May 10, 2023
Source: law.justia.com
Presided over a criminal courtroom at the San Fernando Courthouse.
December 31, 2022
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served on the board of Loyola Law School's Immigrant Justice Clinic.
March 14, 2022
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
March 14, 2022
Source: gov.ca.gov
Handled pro bono matters focused on voting rights.
March 14, 2022
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Filled the Superior Court vacancy created by Judge Anthony J. Mohr's retirement.
March 14, 2022
Source: gov.ca.gov
Represented the Cassirer family in litigation seeking the return of a Nazi-looted Pissarro painting.
July 10, 2017
Source: law.justia.com
Represented Yelp in an appeal concerning commercial speech and its review-filter claims.
July 24, 2014
Source: law.justia.com
Represented defendants in the Superman copyright litigation DC Comics v. Pacific Pictures.
November 21, 2013
Source: law.justia.com
Represented legal-ethics amici supporting the Proposition 8 challengers in Perry v. Brown.
November 17, 2011
Source: law.justia.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 13 favorable
Presided over an independent-calendar civil courtroom at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse.
June 2, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Helped review local court rules as a member of the Superior Court's rules committee.
June 2, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Joined the executive committee that helps administer the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
June 2, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Maintained an extensive appellate practice before joining the bench.
March 14, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Taught at Loyola Law School.
March 14, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Completed nineteen years in private legal practice before joining the bench.
March 14, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Focused his legal practice on complex media and entertainment litigation.
March 14, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as board president of the Western Justice Center.
March 14, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Represented Genentech as an amicus in the Roundup products-liability appeal Hardeman v. Monsanto.
May 14, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP as an attorney.
January 1, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Became a partner at Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP.
January 1, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Joined Susman Godfrey LLP as an associate.
January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Clerked for Judge Raymond C. Fisher on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
January 1, 2003Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Past race Nicholas Daum ran in:
- Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four: Shall Associate Justice NICHOLAS DAUM be elected to the office for the term provided by law? · November 3, 2026 · California · incumbent