Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four: Shall Associate Justice AUDRA M. MORI 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,
Audra M. Mori
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Mori is an associate justice in Division Four of California's Second District Court of Appeal. She previously served on the Los Angeles Superior Court and practiced intellectual-property and commercial litigation.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Began serving as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four.
April 1, 2023
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Was nominated as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four.
January 31, 2023
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Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court and presided over civil and family-law cases.
January 1, 2018
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Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 26 favorable
Joined A Company Hungary v. Bespalov, holding counsel in contempt and imposing sanctions for unsupported accusations of judicial bias.
August 4, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Ammari v. Ammari, vacating a default judgment because an original answer continued to controvert allegations repeated in an amended complaint.
December 24, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Millsap, holding a trial court lacked jurisdiction to resentence an indivisible capital judgment during the California Supreme Court appeal.
September 11, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Getzels v. State Bar, upholding a rule barring inactive lawyers from private arbitration or mediation against an equal-protection challenge.
July 24, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Lampkin v. County of Los Angeles, reversing fees for a whistleblower plaintiff who obtained no relief after the county proved its same-decision defense.
July 8, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Estate of Tarlow, holding a named trustee had standing to seek distribution and remanding contested merits issues.
February 27, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Ramirez v. Charter Communications, refusing to enforce an employment arbitration agreement permeated by unconscionable provisions.
February 24, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined In re N.J., reversing termination of parental rights because the juvenile court failed to apply relative-placement preferences and ordering further tribal inquiry.
August 12, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Norman v. Ross, ordering dismissal of speech-related claims under California's anti-SLAPP statute and criticizing uncivil appellate briefing.
April 23, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Colyear v. Rolling Hills Community Association, reversing overbroad injunctive relief and a fiduciary-duty ruling while affirming declaratory and title rulings.
March 1, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Yes In My Back Yard v. City of Culver City, holding reduced development standards violated the Housing Crisis Act and affirming relief for the challengers.
October 27, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Snowball West Investments v. City of Los Angeles, upholding denial of rezoning for a housing project in a high wildfire-hazard area.
October 26, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Parris J. v. Christopher U., affirming a domestic-violence restraining order and a $200,000 attorney-fee award.
October 4, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Paramount Pictures v. County of Los Angeles, reversing a property-tax valuation judgment and vacating the taxpayer's attorney-fee award.
September 27, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Began serving as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four.
April 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Was unanimously confirmed after receiving an exceptionally well qualified rating from the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation.
April 1, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Was nominated as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four.
January 31, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Chaired the Los Angeles Superior Court Judicial Mentor Program.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
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Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court and presided over civil and family-law cases.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
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Became managing partner of Perkins Coie's Los Angeles office.
January 1, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
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Became a partner at Perkins Coie, practicing intellectual-property and commercial litigation.
January 1, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as a partner at Piper Rudnick.
January 1, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence
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Practiced law at Preston, Gates and Ellis, later becoming a partner.
January 1, 1998Favorable on Legal Competence
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Practiced law at Andrews Kurth.
January 1, 1996Favorable on Legal Competence
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Clerked for Judge Richard W. Goldberg on the U.S. Court of International Trade.
January 1, 1994Favorable on Legal Competence
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Practiced law at Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison.
January 1, 1992Favorable on Legal Competence
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Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 5 records
Joined A Company Hungary v. Bespalov, holding counsel in contempt and imposing sanctions for unsupported accusations of judicial bias.
August 4, 2026
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Getzels v. State Bar, upholding a rule barring inactive lawyers from private arbitration or mediation against an equal-protection challenge.
July 24, 2025
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Norman v. Ross, ordering dismissal of speech-related claims under California's anti-SLAPP statute and criticizing uncivil appellate briefing.
April 23, 2024
Source: law.justia.com
Chaired the Los Angeles Superior Court Judicial Mentor Program.
January 1, 2018
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Chaired Perkins Coie's global Diversity Committee.
January 1, 2017
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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