gno.law

James C. Chalfant

Judge · Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 2002–2026

193cases reviewed on appeal
24%reversed, in whole or part, of 176 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 131 reversed 30 reversed in part 13 dismissed 9 writ granted 5 writ denied 3 modified 2

Areas

civil 152 criminal 27 family 5 dependency 5 probate 3 delinquency 1

By year: 2015 28 · 2022 21 · 2014 19 · 2024 17 · 2021 17 · 2020 16 · 2023 15 · 2019 11 · 2026 10 · 2013 9 · 2016 8 · 2025 6 · 2017 5 · 2009 4 · 2018 3 · 2006 2 · 2010 1 · 2002 1 ·

Analysis

No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.

Cases

  1. Moore v. Bd. of Civil Service Commissioners CA2/7 B343850 · 2026-09-08 · civil · reversed
  2. Muradyan v. Bonta B346081 · 2026-07-15 · criminal · affirmed
  3. Franklin Armory v. Cal. Dept. of Justice CA2/7 B340913 · 2026-07-14 · civil · affirmed
  4. Jackson v. Bd. of Civil Service Commissioners of the City of L.A. CA2/7 B349636 · 2026-06-18 · civil · affirmed
  5. Shaw v. City of Los Angeles CA2/2 B339462 · 2026-06-09 · family · affirmed
  6. Fox Hills Canterbury Co. v. City of Culver City CA2/4 B342302 · 2026-04-23 · civil · affirmed
  7. Monroe v. Cal. Public Employees' Retirement System B345865 · 2026-03-12 · civil · affirmed
  8. Monroe v. Cal. Public Employees' Retirement System CA2/2 B345865 · 2026-02-18 · civil · affirmed
  9. Ramirez Canyon Preservation Fund v. Cal. Coastal Com. CA2/8 B332997 · 2026-02-13 · dependency · affirmed
  10. Feah v. The City of El Monte CA2/4 B334407 · 2026-01-22 · civil · affirmed
  11. Jin v. Yan CA2/4 B333809 · 2025-12-29 · civil · affirmed
  12. 1 v. Cal. Office of the Inspector General CA2/4 B346539 · 2025-12-18 · criminal · affirmed
  13. Tarbutton v. The State Bar of Cal. CA2/8 B335216 · 2025-04-17 · civil · dismissed
  14. Catholic Medical Mission Bd. v. Bonta B315409M · 2025-03-27 · criminal · reversed in part
  15. Catholic Medical Mission Bd. v. Bonta B315409 · 2025-03-05 · civil · reversed in part
  16. Nolan v. City of Los Angeles CA2/7 B334235 · 2025-01-17 · civil · affirmed
  17. Ballona Ecosystem etc. v. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife CA2/7 B331193 · 2024-12-27 · civil · affirmed
  18. Kilpatrick v. City of Los Angeles CA2/3 B327480 · 2024-12-10 · civil · reversed
  19. Assn. for L.A. Deputy Sheriffs v. County of L.A. B331881 · 2024-11-20 · criminal · affirmed
  20. Quesada v. Count of L.A. B326986 · 2024-11-19 · civil · affirmed
  21. Bedard v. City of Los Angeles B331062 · 2024-10-31 · civil · affirmed
  22. Malibu Township Council v. City Council of the City of Malibu CA2/5 B321688 · 2024-08-30 · civil · affirmed
  23. Windsor Gardens Convalescent Center etc. v. Baass CA2/2 B321874 · 2024-07-09 · civil · affirmed
  24. L.A. County Employees Retirement Assn. v. County of L.A. B326977 · 2024-06-24 · civil · reversed
  25. Luo v. County of Los Angeles CA2/7 B323457 · 2024-06-17 · civil · affirmed