Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven: Shall Associate Justice NATALIE STONE 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,
Natalie Stone
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Stone is an associate justice in Division Seven of California's Second District Court of Appeal. She previously served on the Los Angeles Superior Court, worked as an appellate court attorney, and practiced complex civil litigation.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Sat by assignment on the California Supreme Court for oral argument in Shear Development Co. v. California Coastal Commission.
December 3, 2025
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Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven.
May 1, 2024
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Presided over Teen Court at Venice High School.
July 16, 2015
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Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
July 16, 2015
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Chaired the Los Angeles County Food from the Bar steering committee and led the Court of Appeal's participation.
January 1, 2010
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Created Los Angeles Food from the Bar, a legal-community drive that raised funds for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
January 1, 2000
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Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 2 favorable
Authored People v. Rockhill, reversing a murder conviction because a trial judge's ex parte communications created an unconstitutional probability of bias.
November 12, 2025Favorable on Impartiality
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Worked on court committees and Los Angeles Superior Court efforts to reform pre-arraignment bail procedures.
July 16, 2015Favorable on Impartiality
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 17 favorable
Authored Nargizyan v. State Farm, reversing summary judgment because factual disputes remained over coverage, claim handling, and punitive damages.
May 14, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Dissented in People v. Tourville, concluding a trial court could deny mental-health diversion based on victim and public-safety concerns beyond the statutory dangerousness test.
May 5, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined the unanimous California Supreme Court decision in Shear Development Co. v. California Coastal Commission, which rejected the commission's appellate jurisdiction over a coastal permit.
April 23, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Taft, correcting a defendant's presentence custody credits while otherwise affirming the judgment.
March 20, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Sat by assignment on the California Supreme Court for oral argument in Shear Development Co. v. California Coastal Commission.
December 3, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: supreme.courts.ca.gov
Authored People v. Rockhill, reversing a murder conviction because a trial judge's ex parte communications created an unconstitutional probability of bias.
November 12, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Joined In re Hunter V., reversing juvenile dependency rulings because the father lacked notice and an opportunity to attend the hearing.
July 30, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Center for Biological Diversity v. County of Los Angeles, affirming that an environmental report misleadingly minimized greenhouse-gas and wildfire impacts.
June 26, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Carranza v. City of Los Angeles, affirming a hostile-work-environment verdict based on sexual harassment within the LAPD.
May 23, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined the decision in Catholic Medical Mission Board v. Bonta, which vacated permanent injunctions and remanded for proof of entitlement to that relief.
March 5, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: law.justia.com
Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven.
May 1, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Presided over juvenile dependency and criminal matters during nine years on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
July 16, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Taught judicial education to California judges statewide.
July 16, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Was appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Jerry Brown.
July 16, 2015Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Served for five years as an appellate court attorney to Justice Thomas Willhite.
January 1, 2010Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Practiced complex civil litigation at Munger, Tolles & Olson for ten years.
January 1, 1999Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Clerked for Judge A. Wallace Tashima of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
January 1, 1998Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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