Elizabeth A. Grimes
Elizabeth Annette "Beth" Grimes (born 1954) is an
Education and legal career
After attending Mount Holyoke College for one year, she transferred to the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned her bachelor's degree with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Grimes then earned her Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1980 after serving as one of the Associate Editors of the Stanford Law Review.[1][2]
Upon graduating from Stanford, Grimes joined the law firm of
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
After eighteen years in the private sector at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Republican Governor
During her time on the Superior Court, she served as the judge in various lawsuits involving actors, agents, and others in the entertainment industry. In 2008, Grimes dismissed a
In 2009, she ordered actor Jon Voight and his manager's parents to pay US$100,000 in attorney's fees to a pair of New Zealand producers after the trio filed an unsuccessful malicious prosecution lawsuit against the producers.[5] The producers had previously sued Voight and his manager's parents for fraud and breach of contract.[5]
In 2010, Grimes dismissed a lawsuit against
Outside of Hollywood-related cases, one of Grimes's final actions as a trial court judge was to dismiss a woman's lawsuit against a medical product manufacturer after the woman claimed that a medical camera fell with "crushing force" upon her knees. The woman had claimed that the manufacturer had created a defective product, been negligent, and committed a breach of contract, but an appellate court later ruled that Grimes was correct in dismissing the suit since the woman had no evidence supporting her claims against the company.[7]
Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal
In February 2010, Governor
In the November 2010 elections, 72.5 percent of voters supported retaining Grimes as an associate justice of the Court of Appeal.[8]
Civic activities
Grimes was a member of the
References
- ^ a b c d e "Division Eight: Associate Justice Elizabeth A. Grimes". Judicial Council of California. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Elizabeth Grimes to Second District Court of Appeal" (Press release). Office of the Governor of California. February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011.
- Today /MSNBC. Associated Press. September 22, 2008. Archived from the originalon March 8, 2016.
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher (November 6, 2008). "Former 'Laguna Beach' star Jason Wahler loses civil battery case". Reality TV World. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Voight, others must pay attorney fees". Los Angeles Daily News. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022.
- ^ Cieply, Michael (February 22, 2010). "Judge Dismisses Suit Against Talent Agency". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Judge properly tossed suit over falling medical camera". Thomson Reuters. August 17, 2011. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
- ^ "Statement of Vote, November 2, 2010, General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. January 6, 2011. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.