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Allison M. Danner
2018 - Present
2027
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Allison M. Danner is a judge of the California 6th District Court of Appeal. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Danner ran for re-election for judge of the California 6th District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election on November 6, 2018.
Danner was appointed to the sixth district court of appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in 2018. She was appointed to replace Mary J. Greenwood who was elevated to presiding justice on the court.[1]
Danner previously was a judge on the Superior Court of Santa Clara County in California. She was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in May 2012 to succeed Edward J. Davila.[2] She was elected to a full six-year term in 2014.[3]
Education
Danner received her undergraduate degree from Williams College and her J.D. degree from Stanford Law School.[2]
Career
- 2018-present: Judge, California Sixth District Court of Appeal
- 2012-2018: Judge, Superior Court of Santa Clara County
- 2007-2012: Assistant U.S. Attorney, North District Court California
- 2009-2010: Attorney-adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1998-1999: Law clerk to Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States
- 1997-1998: Law clerk to Hon. John Noonan, United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Teaching career
- 2006: Visiting professor, Harvard Law School and UCLA School of Law
- 2001-2007: Professor, Vanderbilt Law School
- 2000: Lecturer, Stanford Law School[2]
Elections
2018
California 6th District Court of Appeal
Allison M. Danner was retained to the California 6th District Court of Appeal on November 6, 2018 with 80.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
80.3
|
488,922 | ||
No |
19.7
|
120,265 | |||
Total Votes |
609,187 | ||||
|
|
2014
See also: California judicial elections, 2014
Danner ran for election to the Santa Clara County Superior Court.
As an unopposed incumbent, she was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot.
[3]
Noteworthy cases
Absence from domestic abuse sentencing
Danner was absent from a sentencing hearing held on April 13, 2017, in a domestic abuse case involving former Cuberon CEO Abhishek Gattani. Gattani pleaded no contest to felony assault charges after reaching an agreement with prosecutors on felony accessory and misdemeanor offensive touching charges.[4] Neha Rastogi, who filed for divorce from Gattani at the time of the hearing, presented a four-page impact statement to temporary judge Rodney Stafford during Danner's absence.[5] The statement criticized the court and the attorneys involved for showing leniency toward Gattani in allowing him to serve less than 30 days in prison with additional time served in a weekend labor program. Rastogi also cited a decade of abuse including a November 2013 incident that led to a misdemeanor charge against Gattani.[6]
Stafford delayed sentencing until May 18, 2017, so that Danner could consider the impact statement. Gattani's attorney provided no response to Rastogi's statement and Assistant District Attorney Steve Fein said that Gattani's immigration status was considered when reaching a plea deal with the defense.[7]
See also
External links
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Officeholder California 6th District Court of Appeal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Patch.com, "Gov. Appoints Palo Alto Woman District Court Of Appeals Justice," June 1, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the California Governor, Press Release: "Governor Brown Appoints Two to Santa Clara County Superior Court," May 18, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information shared via email with Santa Clara County Board of Registrars on October 23, 2014
- ↑ Quartz India, "A brutal domestic violence case has shaken Silicon Valley and the Indian American community," April 22, 2017
- ↑ Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, "Temporary Judge Program," accessed April 25, 2017
- ↑ The Daily Beast, "Silicon Valley CEO Pleads ‘No Contest’ to Abusing His Wife—and Is Offered a Deal for Less Than 30 Days in Jail," April 17, 2017
- ↑ Fortune, "How Will Immigration Law Affect This Silicon Valley Domestic Violence Case?" April 23, 2017
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Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California
State courts:
California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts
State resources:
Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California
