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Syda K. Cogliati

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Presiding Judge
Civil Law & Motion / Mediation
Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Santa Cruz Courthouse
Department/Division: 5

701 Ocean St
Santa Cruz , CA 95060
(831) 420-2200



Appointed to the Santa Cruz County Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown, October 2018; elected judge, June 2018; senior appellate research attorney, 6th District Court of Appeal, San Jose, 1998-2004, 2012-18; judge pro tempore, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz County Superior Courts, 2015-18; sole practitioner, Santa Cruz, 2006-12; associate, Kennedy, Archer & Harray, Monterey, 2005-06; legal program director, Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence, San Jose, 1997; annual attorney, Supreme Court of California, 1995-96; associate, Chanler & Associates, San Francisco, 1994-95

UC Hastings College of the Law



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Common Touch Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz) Dec. 19, 2019

Rulings
Case Category Published
People v. Ortiz
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 23, 2023
People v. Superior Court (Cheek)
petition granted
 Civil Procedure Jan. 9, 2023
People v. Magana
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 7, 2021

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Jeffrey Hoxsie, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated and aggrieved v. Housing Matters, and Does 1 to 100, inclusive Employment Law judge Jul. 26, 2024
Title Court Published
Common Touch Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz) Dec. 19, 2019
Case Category Published
People v. Ortiz
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 23, 2023
People v. Superior Court (Cheek)
petition granted
 Civil Procedure Jan. 9, 2023
People v. Magana
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 7, 2021
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