Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight: Shall Associate Justice VICTOR G. VIRAMONTES be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
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What does this office do?
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,
Victor G. Viramontes
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Viramontes has served as an associate justice in Division Eight of California's Second District Court of Appeal since 2022. He previously served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court and worked for MALDEF and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Where Victor G. Viramontes stands, based on their records
Supports
Gun Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Authored People v. Richardson, upholding firearm convictions and ruling that the Second Amendment did not protect firearm possession by a felon.
February 19, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: law.justia.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight.
November 30, 2022
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight, by Governor Gavin Newsom.
October 7, 2022
Source: gov.ca.gov
Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
November 2, 2017
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 21 favorable
Joined Buchheim v. Anaya, affirming judgment for home remodelers because undisputed evidence showed a loan had been repaid.
September 2, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored In re Miguel J., holding that domestic violence in a child's presence could support dependency jurisdiction when it caused or risked serious harm.
August 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Tuufuli v. West Coast Dental, affirming enforcement of an employment arbitration agreement under the Federal Arbitration Act.
January 13, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined In re K.G., holding that a child-welfare agency's inquiry into possible Native American ancestry was adequate.
December 23, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined People v. Wright, affirming convictions but ordering resentencing because a jury had not decided aggravating facts.
August 21, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined De la Cruz v. Mission Hills Shopping Center, reversing summary judgment because the plaintiff had not agreed to the contract used against her.
April 28, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Gumarang v. Braemer on Raymond, affirming the partial denial of an anti-SLAPP motion and denial of attorney fees.
April 3, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored People v. Richardson, upholding firearm convictions and ruling that the Second Amendment did not protect firearm possession by a felon.
February 19, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Campbell v. Career Development Institute, vacating a judgment so the trial court could consider whether fair-procedure protections applied to a student's dismissal.
December 13, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight.
November 30, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Received an exceptionally well qualified rating from the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation.
November 1, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight, by Governor Gavin Newsom.
October 7, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: gov.ca.gov
Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
November 2, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov
Represented workers challenging an English-only workplace policy and alleging national-origin discrimination at Gate Gourmet.
November 5, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: maldef.org
Sought communications from supporters of Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law while representing parties challenging the law.
January 6, 2014Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: latimes.com
Returned to the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund as national senior counsel.
January 1, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as a senior trial attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 2008 through 2010.
January 1, 2008Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as a trial attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 2005 through 2008.
January 1, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as a staff attorney at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund from 2001 through 2005.
January 1, 2001Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Practiced as an associate at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe.
January 1, 2000Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Clerked for Judge Carlos Moreno of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
January 1, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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