Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Shall Associate Justice DANIEL H. BROMBERG 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,
Daniel H. Bromberg
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Bromberg is an associate justice of California's Sixth District Court of Appeal. He previously served as a deputy legal affairs secretary in the Governor's Office and led appellate practices in private law firms.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Authored Boyd v. Central Coast Community Energy, holding that a public energy provider's rates were not voter-unapproved taxes because they did not exceed reasonable costs.
October 4, 2023
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Authored Mohler v. County of Santa Clara, affirming dismissal of claims challenging the county's plans for Reid-Hillview Airport.
May 10, 2023
Source: law.justia.com
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal.
January 13, 2023
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Began serving as a deputy secretary for legal affairs in the Governor's Office.
January 1, 2019
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 25 favorable
Authored People v. Bocanegra, requiring an evidentiary hearing because the record did not conclusively bar murder resentencing.
July 22, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined the California Supreme Court's People v. Mitchell decision addressing whether excluding a defense expert's testimony was harmless.
May 18, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Superior Court, directing denial of a motion to suppress blood-test evidence obtained under a DUI search warrant.
May 14, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Mohammed, granting habeas relief because the trial court lacked jurisdiction to increase a sentence after judgment became final.
April 29, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Anderson, holding that officers acted in good faith when they relied on a deceased phone owner's mother's consent to search the device.
March 13, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Harcourt v. Tesla, affirming rejection of a product-design claim because the consumer-expectations test did not apply.
March 4, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Zenith Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, reversing a board decision for using the wrong reconsideration procedure.
January 14, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Doe v. California Association of Directors of Activities, applying the anti-SLAPP law while preserving contract claims based on termination.
December 31, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Vergara v. Ouse, holding that quasi-judicial immunity protected a court-selected therapist's suspension of supervised visitation.
December 15, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Nuno, requiring a new review for exculpatory information in police personnel records before a murder-resentencing hearing.
October 17, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Boyd v. Central Coast Community Energy, holding that a public energy provider's rates were not voter-unapproved taxes because they did not exceed reasonable costs.
October 4, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Concurred in In re T.F.-G. but declined to reach a minor's Second Amendment challenge without trial-court consideration or historical evidence.
August 24, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Mohler v. County of Santa Clara, affirming dismissal of claims challenging the county's plans for Reid-Hillview Airport.
May 10, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Sixth District Court of Appeal.
January 13, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Founded the California Appellate Advocacy Project.
January 1, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as head of its appellate practice.
January 1, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as a senior appellate practice fellow at UC College of the Law, San Francisco in 2021 and 2022.
January 1, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served as a senior research fellow at the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law in 2021 and 2022.
January 1, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Supervised state lawyers and litigation involving environmental agencies, transportation, agriculture, the border wall, and COVID-19 restrictions.
January 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Began serving as a deputy secretary for legal affairs in the Governor's Office.
January 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and helped found its appellate practice group.
January 1, 2005Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Joined Jones Day and later became a partner in its appellate practice.
January 1, 1994Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Began working at Cahill Gordon & Reindel on First Amendment matters.
January 1, 1992Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Clerked for Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
January 1, 1991Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Clerked for Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
January 1, 1990Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Joined People v. Nuno, requiring a new review for exculpatory information in police personnel records before a murder-resentencing hearing.
October 17, 2024
Source: law.justia.com
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