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Download Hon. Geck ReportThe Hon. Donna D. Geck is a judge for the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in California. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010.
She is registered decline-to-state.
Judge Geck graduated with her B.A. in journalism from Marquette University in Wisconsin in 1971. She then earned her J.D. from the University of North Dakota Law School in 1976.
After law school, Geck worked briefly as an assistant public defender with the State of Minnesota Board of Public Defense at the Second District Management Office. After a year there, she would enter into private practice, where she would remain until her appointment to the Superior Court in 2010.
During her time in private practice, Geck worked for various law firms in Minnesota before landing at the Santa Barbara law firm of Hager and Dowling in 1995. Her practice centered on civil litigation, which included jury and court trials as well as arbitrations and mediations. She was certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and also served as a settlement master for the Superior Court. Geck was licensed to practice in North Dakota (1976), Minnesota (1976), Wisconsin (1989), and California (1996).
While on the bench, Judge Geck has presided over criminal arraignments as well as a civil calendar.
Her memberships have included the American Board of Trial Advocates, the William L. Gordon Inns of Court, the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, the California Judges Association, and past-president of the California Coast Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Geck received the Deborah Talmage Attorney of the Year Award from the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers in 2011.
She has served as a judge for the Teen Court.
AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB ET AL VS MICHAEL SANDEL
Dec 20, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Vacate Dismissal/Entery Judgment Tentative Ruling: The court denies plaintiffs American Express Bank, FSB, and American Express Centurion Bank’s Motion for Order Vacating Dismissal and Entering Judgment Against Defendant Pursuant to CCP § 664.6, without prejudice to renewing ...
PATRICK WILLIAM KINSELLA ET AL VS JOEL BAUTISTA GARCIA ET AL
Dec 20, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Leave to File First Amended Complaint Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
...JOE GRANADA ET AL VS REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ET AL
Dec 20, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion to Enforce Settlement Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
...MARY STILES VS EVEREADY BAIL BONDS
Dec 20, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Petition Release Property Lien Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
...ALCOR LIFE EXTENSION FOUNDATION VS KARL E PILGERAM ET AL
Dec 20, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion Compel; Motion Leave to Obtain Mental Examination Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
...MIGUEL RAMIREZ VS WILLIAMSON INDUSTRIES INC ET AL
Dec 13, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Leave to File Complaint In Intervention TENTATIVE RULING: The motion is granted. This is a personal injury action, brought by plaintiff Miguel Ramirez for injuries and damages he sustained when he, as a pedestrian, was struck by a pallet truck on South Patterson Avenue. At th...
TIFFANY ROCHEL VS SHARON RAHIMI ET AL
Dec 13, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer Tentative Ruling: The court overrules defendant Sharon Rahimi’s demurrer to plaintiff Tiffany Rochel’s complaint. Defendant Sharon Rahimi shall file an answer to the complaint on or before December 23, 2019. Background: This is an unlawful detainer action that plaintiff Tiff...
MATTHEW P QUIRK ET AL VS BERL GOLOMB ET AL
Dec 13, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Leave to File First Amended Cross-Complaint Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
...TIFFANY ROCHEL VS SHARON RAHIMI ET AL
Dec 13, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
...ROBERT S. SHUMAKE LIVING TRUST 1994 VS JASON Q. WILSON TRUST DATED OCTOBER 18, 2007, ET AL
Dec 13, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Withdraw as Attorney Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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