Shall Associate Justice ALLISON MARSTON DANNER be elected to the office for the term provided by law?
California
My vote power
Retention race
Election date
November 3, 2026
About this office
- 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, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights,
Allison Marston Danner
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared · Official site
Danner is an associate justice of California's Sixth District Court of Appeal. She previously served on the Santa Clara County Superior Court, as an assistant U.S. attorney, and as a law professor.
Where Allison Marston Danner stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (12 records), Civil Rights (10 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 12 support
Joined People v. Molina, upholding lifetime registration rules for adults convicted of lewd acts involving significantly younger minors.
June 17, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Superior Court, reinstating blood evidence obtained under a warrant in a fatal impaired-driving prosecution.
May 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Perez, reversing convictions because police lacked a community-caretaking reason to impound and search a parked vehicle.
March 19, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined In re D.B., allowing rare restraining orders against dependent minors only after considering the child's best interest.
May 28, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Stokes v. Forty Niners Stadium Management, affirming judgment where evidence did not link security measures to a fan assault.
January 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Nuno, ordering renewed review for exculpatory information in police personnel records before resentencing proceedings.
October 17, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Czirban, ordering recalculation of interest on restitution for unpaid wages and legal expenses.
April 27, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. Brown, reinstating a suppression order after prosecutors failed to produce a witness for the hearing.
October 12, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. Dryden, ordering resentencing because strict Three Strikes treatment was disproportionate to the offenses.
February 16, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Atkins, reversing an officer-resistance conviction because the jury received an incorrect knowledge instruction.
January 30, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Prosecuted wire-fraud, drug-conspiracy, mortgage-fraud, and other criminal cases as an assistant U.S. attorney.
July 1, 2007Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Published scholarship proposing legitimacy and accountability safeguards for International Criminal Court prosecutors.
June 13, 2003Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: asp.icc-cpi.int · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 10 support
Joined Paknad v. Superior Court, requiring renewed review and disclosure of workplace-investigation material placed at issue by an employer.
April 17, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Perez, reversing convictions because police lacked a community-caretaking reason to impound and search a parked vehicle.
March 19, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Johnson v. Rubylin, upholding disclosure and sanction rules used in construction-accessibility settlement conferences.
December 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined In re D.B., allowing rare restraining orders against dependent minors only after considering the child's best interest.
May 28, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Nuno, ordering renewed review for exculpatory information in police personnel records before resentencing proceedings.
October 17, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined City of Gilroy v. Superior Court, resolving competing public-records claims involving homeless-encampment cleanup footage.
November 21, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Paredes v. Credit Consulting Services, preserving consumer debt-collection claims against an anti-SLAPP challenge.
August 22, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. Brown, reinstating a suppression order after prosecutors failed to produce a witness for the hearing.
October 12, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. Dryden, ordering resentencing because strict Three Strikes treatment was disproportionate to the offenses.
February 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Atkins, reversing an officer-resistance conviction because the jury received an incorrect knowledge instruction.
January 30, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Authored Zenith Insurance v. WCAB, reversing a workers' compensation ruling entered after the board's statutory deadline.
February 10, 2026
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Won reappointment as chair of the Judicial Council's Appellate Advisory Committee through September 2026.
July 30, 2025
Source: jcc.legistar.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Perry v. Stuart, requiring additional company financial records and reconsideration of an attorney-fee award.
May 27, 2025
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Rose v. County of San Benito, rejecting retirees' claim to an implied vested right to equal health-premium contributions.
April 19, 2022
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Nguyen v. Ford, affirming dismissal of untimely legal-malpractice claims.
May 13, 2020
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Marriage of Grimes and Mou, affirming community-property and spousal-support findings.
February 19, 2020
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Kim v. County of Monterey, reviving dangerous-property and gross-negligence claims over sandbags placed near a racetrack.
December 12, 2019
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Began serving as a Sixth District Court of Appeal associate justice after six years on the Superior Court.
July 26, 2018
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Governor Jerry Brown appointed her to the Sixth District Court of Appeal.
June 1, 2018
Source: padailypost.com · researched September 13, 2026
Governor Jerry Brown appointed her to the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
May 18, 2012
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as an attorney-adviser in the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel from 2009 through 2010.
January 1, 2009
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 29 favorable
Joined People v. Molina, upholding lifetime registration rules for adults convicted of lewd acts involving significantly younger minors.
June 17, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Superior Court, reinstating blood evidence obtained under a warrant in a fatal impaired-driving prosecution.
May 14, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Paknad v. Superior Court, requiring renewed review and disclosure of workplace-investigation material placed at issue by an employer.
April 17, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Perez, reversing convictions because police lacked a community-caretaking reason to impound and search a parked vehicle.
March 19, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Zenith Insurance v. WCAB, reversing a workers' compensation ruling entered after the board's statutory deadline.
February 10, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Johnson v. Rubylin, upholding disclosure and sanction rules used in construction-accessibility settlement conferences.
December 19, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Won reappointment as chair of the Judicial Council's Appellate Advisory Committee through September 2026.
July 30, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: jcc.legistar.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined In re D.B., allowing rare restraining orders against dependent minors only after considering the child's best interest.
May 28, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Perry v. Stuart, requiring additional company financial records and reconsideration of an attorney-fee award.
May 27, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined Stokes v. Forty Niners Stadium Management, affirming judgment where evidence did not link security measures to a fan assault.
January 10, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Nuno, ordering renewed review for exculpatory information in police personnel records before resentencing proceedings.
October 17, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined City of Gilroy v. Superior Court, resolving competing public-records claims involving homeless-encampment cleanup footage.
November 21, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Paredes v. Credit Consulting Services, preserving consumer debt-collection claims against an anti-SLAPP challenge.
August 22, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Czirban, ordering recalculation of interest on restitution for unpaid wages and legal expenses.
April 27, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Rose v. County of San Benito, rejecting retirees' claim to an implied vested right to equal health-premium contributions.
April 19, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. Brown, reinstating a suppression order after prosecutors failed to produce a witness for the hearing.
October 12, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Joined People v. Dryden, ordering resentencing because strict Three Strikes treatment was disproportionate to the offenses.
February 16, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Nguyen v. Ford, affirming dismissal of untimely legal-malpractice claims.
May 13, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Marriage of Grimes and Mou, affirming community-property and spousal-support findings.
February 19, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored Kim v. County of Monterey, reviving dangerous-property and gross-negligence claims over sandbags placed near a racetrack.
December 12, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Authored People v. Atkins, reversing an officer-resistance conviction because the jury received an incorrect knowledge instruction.
January 30, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com · researched September 13, 2026
Began serving as a Sixth District Court of Appeal associate justice after six years on the Superior Court.
July 26, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as an attorney-adviser in the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel from 2009 through 2010.
January 1, 2009Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Prosecuted wire-fraud, drug-conspiracy, mortgage-fraud, and other criminal cases as an assistant U.S. attorney.
July 1, 2007Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Served as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School and UCLA School of Law.
January 1, 2006Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Published scholarship proposing legitimacy and accountability safeguards for International Criminal Court prosecutors.
June 13, 2003Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: asp.icc-cpi.int · researched September 13, 2026
Taught criminal law, public international law, and international criminal law at Vanderbilt University Law School from 2001 through 2007.
January 1, 2001Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court.
January 1, 1998Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
Clerked for Judge John T. Noonan Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
January 1, 1997Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov · researched September 13, 2026
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