Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division One: Shall Associate Justice GREGORY J. WEINGART 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,
Gregory J. Weingart
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Weingart is an associate justice in Division One of California's Second District Court of Appeal. He previously served on the Los Angeles Superior Court, as an assistant U.S. attorney, and in private practice.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Authored Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles, upholding local housing-emergency powers against state- and local-law challenges.
February 27, 2026
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Received an exceptionally-well-qualified rating and unanimous confirmation to the Second District Court of Appeal.
November 1, 2022
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Governor Gavin Newsom nominated him to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One.
October 7, 2022
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Returned to the Los Angeles County Superior Court and served there from 2020 through 2022.
January 1, 2020
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Served as a justice pro tempore in the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One, from 2019 through 2020.
January 1, 2019
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Governor Jerry Brown appointed him to the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
December 22, 2017
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Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 3 favorable
Received an exceptionally-well-qualified rating and unanimous confirmation to the Second District Court of Appeal.
November 1, 2022Favorable on Impartiality
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Authored Levinson Arshonsky & Kurtz v. Kim, dismissing an appeal from a nonappealable fee-arbitration order.
May 29, 2019Favorable on Impartiality
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Served with bar-association litigation, judicial-election-evaluation, and white-collar-crime committees.
January 1, 2004Favorable on Impartiality
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Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 35 favorable
Authored In re X.A., affirming termination of parental rights after finding a diligent inquiry into possible Indian ancestry.
July 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored R.M. v. A.G., reversing mutual domestic-violence-order rulings that disregarded indirect contact and relationship history.
May 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Vela v. Harbor Rail Services, enforcing arbitration and a class-action waiver against a railcar repair worker.
May 1, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored In re Melson, vacating a murder conviction because prosecutors failed to correct material false eyewitness testimony.
April 2, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles, upholding local housing-emergency powers against state- and local-law challenges.
February 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Matthews v. Ryan, affirming a negligence judgment while reviving a claim for prejudgment interest based on a settlement offer.
January 28, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, holding that an affordable-housing permit condition survived foreclosure and bound later owners.
November 26, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined West Adams Heritage Association v. City of Los Angeles, requiring redevelopment-plan review before reinstating a CEQA infill exemption.
October 31, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Marriage of Cady & Gamick, reviving a request for support of a disabled adult child and vacating the fee ruling.
September 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Morell v. Board of Retirement, upholding exclusion of optional-benefit payments from a county pension calculation.
July 10, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored In re A.P., reversing denial of a domestic-violence restraining order based on separation and an unenforceable oral stay-away order.
June 28, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Fay, reversing a second-degree-murder conviction after the prosecutor and court misstated implied malice.
April 29, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Weeks v. Interactive Life Forms, refusing to enforce an inconspicuous website browsewrap arbitration clause.
March 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined In re F.V., reversing child-welfare jurisdiction and removal orders that lacked evidence of a continuing risk.
February 8, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Krug v. Board of Trustees, rejecting a CSU professor's reimbursement and PAGA claims over remote-work expenses.
August 29, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored K.R. v. Superior Court, denying a juvenile's competency-related writ after finding no prejudicial statutory violation.
March 30, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Received an exceptionally-well-qualified rating and unanimous confirmation to the Second District Court of Appeal.
November 1, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined People v. Lee, affirming denial of resentencing because the conviction rested on provocative-act murder rather than felony murder.
May 1, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Tarin v. Lind, affirming dismissal of claims that repackaged a barred parental-alienation theory.
April 3, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Levinson Arshonsky & Kurtz v. Kim, dismissing an appeal from a nonappealable fee-arbitration order.
May 29, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Medina, finding a kill-zone instruction erroneous while affirming convictions and remanding for sentencing corrections.
March 19, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as a justice pro tempore in the Second District Court of Appeal, Division One, from 2019 through 2020.
January 1, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
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Worked on court committees and initiatives focused on domestic-violence victims.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
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Presided primarily over family-law matters on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
January 1, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson from 2004 through 2018.
January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served on his firm's management committee and co-chaired its recruiting committee.
January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence
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Handled complex civil litigation, criminal defense, and internal investigations in private practice.
January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served with bar-association litigation, judicial-election-evaluation, and white-collar-crime committees.
January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence
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Maintained a pro bono practice and served on the boards of Mental Health Advocacy Services and Bridges Academy.
January 1, 2004Favorable on Legal Competence
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Specialized in prosecuting white-collar and corporate crime and served as chief of the Major Frauds Section.
January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence
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Twice received the U.S. Department of Justice Director's Award and taught prosecutors at the National Advocacy Center.
January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence
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Tried federal cases to verdict and argued frequently in the Ninth Circuit as a prosecutor.
January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles from 1995 through 2004.
January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence
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Worked as an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson from 1992 through 1995.
January 1, 1992Favorable on Legal Competence
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Clerked for U.S. District Judge William M. Byrne Jr. from 1991 through 1992.
January 1, 1991Favorable on Legal Competence
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Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 5 records
Authored In re Melson, vacating a murder conviction because prosecutors failed to correct material false eyewitness testimony.
April 2, 2026
Source: law.justia.com
Served on his firm's management committee and co-chaired its recruiting committee.
January 1, 2004
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Handled complex civil litigation, criminal defense, and internal investigations in private practice.
January 1, 2004
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served with bar-association litigation, judicial-election-evaluation, and white-collar-crime committees.
January 1, 2004
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Specialized in prosecuting white-collar and corporate crime and served as chief of the Major Frauds Section.
January 1, 1995
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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