Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight: Shall Associate Justice MATTHEW A. SCHERB 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,
Matthew A. Scherb
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · Official site
Scherb is an associate justice in Division Eight of California's Second District Court of Appeal. He previously served as a California Supreme Court chambers attorney and worked in the Los Angeles City Attorney's appellate section.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 14 records
Served as an associate justice in Division Eight of the Second District Court of Appeal.
September 13, 2026
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Joined the majority in Leviss v. Madix, holding that claims based on copying and sharing private sexual videos did not arise from protected public-interest activity.
August 18, 2026
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Joined Division of Occupational Safety and Health v. Uber Technologies, holding that OSHA could subpoena records to determine jurisdiction while requiring review for overbreadth.
June 18, 2026
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Was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of Division Eight of the Second District Court of Appeal.
November 17, 2025
Source: newsroom.courts.ca.gov
Was nominated as an associate justice of Division Eight of the Second District Court of Appeal.
August 7, 2025
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Represented Los Angeles in the appeal over the city's emergency COVID-19 eviction moratorium.
August 25, 2021
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Argued for Los Angeles officials in Wright v. Beck, an appeal concerning police retention and destruction of seized firearms.
December 1, 2020
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Represented Los Angeles in Gonzalez v. City of Los Angeles, which reversed orders requiring administrative appeals beyond police Board of Rights hearings.
December 3, 2019
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Represented Los Angeles in Pearl v. City of Los Angeles, which affirmed a conditional reduction of an employment-harassment damages award.
June 18, 2019
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Argued for Los Angeles in Recchia v. Los Angeles Department of Animal Services, an appeal over seizure and euthanasia of animals.
May 1, 2018
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Joined the Los Angeles City Attorney's civil appeals and writs section as a deputy city attorney.
January 1, 2017
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
Volunteered at Public Counsel's appellate clinic for self-represented litigants.
January 1, 2017
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Practiced copyright and trademark litigation at Winston & Strawn.
January 1, 2005
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Clerked for U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth in the District of Columbia.
January 1, 2004
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Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 7 favorable
Joined People v. Maldonado, holding that a defendant's absence from a brief competency hearing did not violate the Constitution or prejudice the defense.
August 11, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Joined Woodhouse v. State Bar of California, affirming dismissal of claims the court found had no possibility of success.
February 27, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence
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Became a chambers attorney for California Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Jenkins.
January 1, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served on the California Lawyers Association Committee on Appellate Courts.
January 1, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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Served on the Los Angeles County Bar Association Appellate Courts Section Executive Committee.
January 1, 2020Favorable on Legal Competence
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Represented Los Angeles in Los Globos Corp. v. City of Los Angeles, which affirmed dismissal because the nightclub had not exhausted administrative remedies.
November 20, 2017Favorable on Legal Competence
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Began serving as a senior and lead appellate court attorney for Justice Kathleen M. Banke.
January 1, 2011Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: appellate.courts.ca.gov
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