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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 reviewed on appeal (every role)

  1. Campbell v. L.A. Unified School Dist. B321756 · 2024-05-22 · civil · affirmed
  2. Nowzari v. Torrance Memorial Medical Center CA2/2 B321862M · 2024-05-21 · civil · affirmed
  3. AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. Bonta B321875 · 2024-03-29 · civil · affirmed
  4. AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. Bonta CA2/2 B321875 · 2024-03-28 · civil · affirmed
  5. K.M. v. California Office of Administrative Hearings CA2/5 B316970M · 2024-03-11 · dependency · affirmed
  6. K.M. v. California Office of Administrative Hearings CA2/5 B316970 · 2024-02-13 · dependency · affirmed
  7. Gardena Hospital, L.People v. Baass B316529 · 2024-02-09 · civil · affirmed
  8. Jackson v. Bd. of Civil Service Comrs. of the City of Los Angeles B328414 · 2024-02-08 · civil · dismissed
  9. Eckart v. The Regents of the U. of Cal. CA2/2 B322172 · 2023-12-27 · civil · reversed
  10. West Casitas v. Swing House Stages CA2/5 B320621 · 2023-11-03 · civil · affirmed
  11. FlightSafety International v. L.A. County Assessment Appeals Bd. B313972 · 2023-10-20 · civil · affirmed
  12. Skilled Nursing Pharmacy v. Cal. Dept. of Industrial Relations CA2/7 B310719 · 2023-10-10 · civil · affirmed
  13. Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, Inc. v. County of L.A. B318954 · 2023-09-18 · civil · reversed
  14. Committee to Support the Recall, etc. v. Logan B326869 · 2023-08-10 · civil · dismissed
  15. Dimejian v. Armenian Revolutionary Federation CA2/3 B319337 · 2023-07-28 · delinquency · affirmed
  16. Spaccia v. California Public Employees' Retirement System CA2/3 B319774 · 2023-07-21 · criminal · affirmed
  17. Aceves v. Edmiston CA2/4 B314705 · 2023-06-27 · civil · affirmed
  18. Forat v. City of Los Angeles CA2/2 B313816 · 2023-06-14 · civil · affirmed
  19. Lucas v. City of Pomona B310777 · 2023-06-13 · civil · affirmed
  20. L.A. Waterkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Bd. B309151A · 2023-06-02 · civil · reversed in part
  21. Doe v. White CA2/3 B314030 · 2023-05-08 · civil · affirmed
  22. PharmBlue Cal. v. Dept. of Health Care Services CA2/3 B313600 · 2023-01-19 · civil · affirmed
  23. Sahakyan v. City of Los Angeles CA2/8 B308113 · 2023-01-04 · criminal · affirmed
  24. Smith v. California Coastal Commission CA2/5 B313040 · 2022-12-13 · civil · affirmed
  25. Saavedra v. City of Glendale CA2/5 B310212M · 2022-11-30 · criminal · affirmed