Judge John Shepard Wiley, Jr.: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

CA Bar #: 96994 (February 1981)

Appointed By: Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Jr.

Biography

The Hon. John Shepard Wiley, Jr. is an Associate Justice for the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight in California. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2018 by former Governor Jerry Brown. He was originally appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by former governor Gray Davis. in 2002. His position on the Court of Appeal required confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He replaced the Hon. Laurence D. Rubin upon his elevation to the position of presiding justice for the Second District Court of Appeal for the Fifth Division.


Justice Wiley is a registered Democrat.


He received his B.A. from the University of California, Davis. He graduated with an M.A. in economics from UC Berkeley. He went on to earn his J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law.


Wiley began his legal career as a clerk for the Hon. Frank M. Coffin with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, Massachusetts in 1980. He then clerked for the Hon. Lewis F. Powell, Jr. with the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. in 1981. After completing his clerkships, Wiley entered academia becoming a tenured professor for the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, where he taught antitrust, intellectual property and criminal law from 1983 to 2005.


Wiley took a brief hiatus from teaching to join the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California as an assistant U.S. attorney, where he served as a federal prosecutor from 1990 to 1994.


He served as of counsel for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in 1993. He became of counsel for Mayer, Brown, and Platt from 1995 to 1999, during which time he also served as an examiner for the Commission on Judicial Performance.


In 2000, Wiley served as a special master for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for one year, before serving as a policy consultant for the Federal Trade Commission in 2001.


An accomplished legal scholar, Wiley also taught as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, and as an instructor at the Federal Judicial Center.


Justice Wiley is married to the Hon. Ann E. Egerton, who also serves as a justice for the Court of Appeal.


Among his many accomplishments, Wiley scaled The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite.

Recent Cases by Hon. John Shepard Wiley, Jr.

On August 6, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

14 Files
Filed

Aug 06, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 03, 2023

On August 1, 2018 a product liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

11 Files
Filed

Aug 01, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Product Liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Torts

Matter Type

Mass Torts

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 21, 2023

On July 19, 2018 a product liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

21 Files
Filed

Jul 19, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Product Liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Torts

Matter Type

Mass Torts

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 09, 2023

On July 10, 2018 a product liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

11 Files
Filed

Jul 10, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Product Liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Torts

Matter Type

Mass Torts

Case Last Refreshed

Jun 15, 2023

On July 2, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

11 Files
Filed

Jul 02, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 18, 2023

On June 29, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

9 Files
Filed

Jun 29, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 15, 2023

On May 31, 2018 a product liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

11 Files
Filed

May 31, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Product Liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Torts

Matter Type

Mass Torts

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 13, 2023

On May 31, 2018 a product liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

Filed

May 31, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Product Liability (not asbestos or toxic/environmental) (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Torts

Matter Type

Mass Torts

Case Last Refreshed

Feb 06, 2023

On May 25, 2018 a claims involving mass tort (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

8 Files
Filed

May 25, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Claims Involving Mass Tort (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Torts

Matter Type

Mass Torts

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 19, 2023

On May 17, 2018 an insurance coverage (not complex) (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

10 Files
Filed

May 17, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Insurance Coverage (not complex) (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Insurance

Matter Type

Insurance Coverage

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 14, 2023

On May 4, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

11 Files
Filed

May 04, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 19, 2023

On April 30, 2018 an other commercial/business tort (not fraud/ breach of contract) (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

8 Files
Filed

Apr 30, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Commercial/Business Tort (not fraud/ breach of contract) (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Commercial

Matter Type

Breach of Contract

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 14, 2023

On April 20, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

Filed

Apr 20, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 17, 2018

On April 17, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

22 Files
Filed

Apr 17, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 16, 2023

On April 16, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

Filed

Apr 16, 2018

Status

Transfer

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 13, 2023

On April 10, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

12 Files
Filed

Apr 10, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 16, 2023

On April 5, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

12 Files
Filed

Apr 05, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 17, 2023

On March 28, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

14 Files
Filed

Mar 28, 2018

Status

Transfer

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 14, 2023

On March 22, 2018 a racketeering (rico) case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

11 Files
Filed

Mar 22, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Racketeering (RICO) Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Torts

Matter Type

Racketeering

Case Last Refreshed

Sep 13, 2023

On March 15, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

10 Files
Filed

Mar 15, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 19, 2023

On February 26, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

8 Files
Filed

Feb 26, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 24, 2023

On January 30, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

5 Files
Filed

Jan 30, 2018

Status

Dismissal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 30, 2023

On January 26, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

9 Files
Filed

Jan 26, 2018

Status

Removal

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Oct 18, 2023

On January 4, 2018 an other employment complaint case (general jurisdiction) case was filed in the jurisdiction of Los Angeles County. Judge John Shepard Wiley Jr. presiding.

18 Files
Filed

Jan 04, 2018

Status

Consolidation

Court

Stanley Mosk Courthouse

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Other Employment Complaint Case (General Jurisdiction)

Practice Area

Labor and Employment

Matter Type

General Employment

Case Last Refreshed

Jul 24, 2023

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