Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight: Shall Associate Justice JOHN WILEY 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,
John Wiley
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Wiley is an associate justice in Division Eight of California's Second District Court of Appeal. He previously served on the Los Angeles Superior Court, as a federal prosecutor, and as a UCLA law professor.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Served on the Judicial Council's Civil Jury Instructions Advisory Committee.
September 12, 2026
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Was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight.
November 27, 2018
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Began serving as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge.
January 1, 2002
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Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 30 favorable
Served on the Judicial Council's Civil Jury Instructions Advisory Committee.
September 12, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Buchheim v. Anaya, affirming summary judgment because undisputed escrow evidence showed the debt had been repaid.
August 25, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Maldonado, finding no harmful error from a defendant's absence at a competency hearing, and separately argued there was no error.
August 11, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Concurred in the result in In re Miguel J. while criticizing ambiguity in the majority's mental-state analysis for dependency jurisdiction.
August 3, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Sarabia, affirming murder and attempted-murder convictions while remanding to correct the sentencing record.
September 4, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Concurred in the result in People v. Gresham and disputed the majority's statutory interpretation of resisting arrest.
July 28, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Winter v. Menlo, affirming disqualification of counsel who had received confidential material information from a prospective client.
April 2, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Sexton v. Apple Studios, reversing denial of an anti-SLAPP motion in litigation over a COVID-19 vaccination condition for a film role.
March 28, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored In re G.R., dismissing an alleged father's visitation appeal because he lacked an affected legal right.
October 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Summerfield v. City of Inglewood and separately concurred that tort duties should turn on whether expected safety benefits outweigh burdens.
October 25, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
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Dissented in McNeal v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, arguing that evidence supported punitive damages over concealed asbestos findings in talc testing.
July 5, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Delgado, affirming denial of a motion to suppress evidence found under a gang-related search warrant.
May 6, 2022Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Austin v. City of Burbank, dismissing an untimely appeal from denial of a California Public Records Act petition.
August 10, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
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Concurred separately in People v. Hester, warning that the concealed-knife holding required careful application to morally blameless conduct.
December 14, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. Douglas, affirming denial of felony-murder resentencing and habeas relief.
October 20, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored People v. DelRio, reversing a murder conviction because excluding evidence relevant to self-defense was prejudicial.
August 31, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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Authored Marriage of Gutierrez, affirming a marital-property judgment and sanctions for failing to disclose property.
May 6, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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Was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight.
November 27, 2018Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov
Began serving as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge.
January 1, 2002Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov
Worked as a policy consultant at the Federal Trade Commission.
January 1, 2001Favorable on Legal Competence
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Began serving as a special master in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
January 1, 2000Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School.
January 1, 1998Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as an examiner for the California Commission on Judicial Performance.
January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence
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Began teaching for the Federal Judicial Center, continuing through 2008.
January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence
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Began serving as of counsel at Mayer Brown, continuing through 1999.
January 1, 1995Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served as counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
January 1, 1993Favorable on Legal Competence
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Began serving as an assistant U.S. attorney in California's Central District.
January 1, 1990Favorable on Legal Competence
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Began teaching at the UCLA School of Law, where he served as a professor through 2005.
January 1, 1983Favorable on Legal Competence
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Clerked for Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court.
January 1, 1981Favorable on Legal Competence
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Clerked for Judge Frank M. Coffin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
January 1, 1980Favorable on Legal Competence
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Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 6 records
Authored Buchheim v. Anaya, affirming summary judgment because undisputed escrow evidence showed the debt had been repaid.
August 25, 2026
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Winter v. Menlo, affirming disqualification of counsel who had received confidential material information from a prospective client.
April 2, 2025
Source: law.justia.com
Dissented in McNeal v. Whittaker, Clark & Daniels, arguing that evidence supported punitive damages over concealed asbestos findings in talc testing.
July 5, 2022
Source: law.justia.com
Joined Austin v. City of Burbank, dismissing an untimely appeal from denial of a California Public Records Act petition.
August 10, 2021
Source: law.justia.com
Authored Marriage of Gutierrez, affirming a marital-property judgment and sanctions for failing to disclose property.
May 6, 2020
Source: law.justia.com
Served as an examiner for the California Commission on Judicial Performance.
January 1, 1995
Source: archive.gov.ca.gov
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