The Honorable Donna D. Geck
Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Department Santa Barbara - 4
Biography
The 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.
Recent Rulings by Hon. Donna D. Geck
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MELISSA KIM FAUST VS LEONARD BRENT BURGESS, JR ET AL
Aug 16, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer Dismissal with prejudice filed as to Beth Thomas only.
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CYPRESS TREE APARTMENTS, INC. VS ROSALBA SANABRIA CORDOVA
Aug 16, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Review TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant’s petition for review of the unlawful detainer judgment is denied. BACKGROUND: This is an unlawful detainer action. Plaintiff Cypress Tree Apartments, Inc. dba Santa Barbara Green Mobile Home Park is the owner of a residential mobile home park locat...
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MELISSA KIM FAUST VS LEONARD BRENT BURGESS, JR ET AL
Aug 16, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer Tentative Ruling: The court overrules defendant Beth Thomas’s general demurrer to plaintiff Melissa Kim Faust’s complaint in unlawful detainer. Background: This is a residential unlawful detainer action that plaintiff Melissa Kim Faust filed against defendants Leonard Brent ...
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KATRIN OSTWALD VS STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 16, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Compel Arbitration Tentative Ruling: The court grants petitioner Katrin Ostwald’s petition for order compelling arbitration. The court denies petitioner’s requests for attorney fees and costs. Petitioner Katrin Ostwald petitions the court to compel her automobile insurance ca...
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THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA VS HARPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC ET AL
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Good Faith Settlement Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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SERGIO LOPEZ ET AL VS SELENE FINANCE ET AL
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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AVIA SPA PROPERTY, INC VS CARLYLE SALON & STYLE BAR, LLC
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Quash Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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MATTHEW P QUIRK ET AL VS BERL GOLOMB ET AL
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Leave to File Cross-Complaint Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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TARYN INTRAVARTOLO VS JOHN W SEEDORF ET AL
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: (4) Motions to Compel; Motion for Sanctions; Motion to Vacate Ex Parte Order/Sanctions Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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AVIA SPA PROPERTY, INC VS CARLYLE SALON & STYLE BAR, LLC
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Quash Tentative Ruling: The court denies plaintiff Avia Spa Property, Inc.’s three motions to quash deposition subpoenas for production of business records. Background: This is a commercial unlawful detainer action, which was filed on March 26, 2019. Plaintiff Avia Spa...
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Recent Rulings by Hon. Donna D. Geck
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MELISSA KIM FAUST VS LEONARD BRENT BURGESS, JR ET AL
Aug 16, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer Dismissal with prejudice filed as to Beth Thomas only.
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CYPRESS TREE APARTMENTS, INC. VS ROSALBA SANABRIA CORDOVA
Aug 16, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Review TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant’s petition for review of the unlawful detainer judgment is denied. BACKGROUND: This is an unlawful detainer action. Plaintiff Cypress Tree Apartments, Inc. dba Santa Barbara Green Mobile Home Park is the owner of a residential mobile home park locat...
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MELISSA KIM FAUST VS LEONARD BRENT BURGESS, JR ET AL
Aug 16, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer Tentative Ruling: The court overrules defendant Beth Thomas’s general demurrer to plaintiff Melissa Kim Faust’s complaint in unlawful detainer. Background: This is a residential unlawful detainer action that plaintiff Melissa Kim Faust filed against defendants Leonard Brent ...
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KATRIN OSTWALD VS STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Aug 16, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Compel Arbitration Tentative Ruling: The court grants petitioner Katrin Ostwald’s petition for order compelling arbitration. The court denies petitioner’s requests for attorney fees and costs. Petitioner Katrin Ostwald petitions the court to compel her automobile insurance ca...
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THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA VS HARPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC ET AL
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Good Faith Settlement Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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SERGIO LOPEZ ET AL VS SELENE FINANCE ET AL
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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AVIA SPA PROPERTY, INC VS CARLYLE SALON & STYLE BAR, LLC
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Quash Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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MATTHEW P QUIRK ET AL VS BERL GOLOMB ET AL
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: Leave to File Cross-Complaint Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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TARYN INTRAVARTOLO VS JOHN W SEEDORF ET AL
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: (4) Motions to Compel; Motion for Sanctions; Motion to Vacate Ex Parte Order/Sanctions Tentative not yet posted, please check again.
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AVIA SPA PROPERTY, INC VS CARLYLE SALON & STYLE BAR, LLC
Aug 9, 2019 | Judge Donna D. Geck | Santa Barbara County, CA
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions to Quash Tentative Ruling: The court denies plaintiff Avia Spa Property, Inc.’s three motions to quash deposition subpoenas for production of business records. Background: This is a commercial unlawful detainer action, which was filed on March 26, 2019. Plaintiff Avia Spa...