[Judges](/kyj) / [California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District](/kyj/court/ca/california-court-of-appeal-sixth-appellate-district) / Allison Marston Danner Allison Marston Danner Associate Justice · [California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District](/kyj/court/ca/california-court-of-appeal-sixth-appellate-district) Last updated October 7, 2026 Snapshot Analytics Biography Courtroom Rules Sources Allison Marston Danner at a glance Current role Associate Justice Court [California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District](/kyj/court/ca/california-court-of-appeal-sixth-appellate-district) Jurisdiction California · State Judicial service Active Court information Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, since July 2018; previously a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge, 2012–2018. Biography Professional career Professor, Vanderbilt Law School — 2001–2007 Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School & UCLA School of Law — 2006 Lecturer, Stanford Law School — 2000 Allison Marston Danner is an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Sixth District, appointed in 2018 and serving until 2027, with a career that includes judicial, prosecutorial, and academic roles. Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 2012-2018 Judge, California Court of Appeal, 6th District, 2018-present Allison M. Danner | Sixth Appellate District | District Courts of Appeal Judicial Branch of California California Courts icon California Courts Courts of Appeal Allison Danner Profile of Allison M. Danner Associate Justice Since 2018 Allison Marston Danner was appointed as an Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Sixth District, by Governor Brown in July 2018. 2012–2018: Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court 2018–present: Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Sixth District 2007–2012: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California, prosecuting cases such as wire fraud, drug conspiracies, and mortgage fraud 2009–2010: Attorney-Adviser, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice Education magna cum laude · Williams College · 1993 JD · Stanford University · 1997 Applicable Court Rules & Procedures Rules last checked July 26, 2026 . Exhibits Statewide A party offering an electronic sound or sound-and-video recording must provide the court and opposing parties a transcript and provide opposing parties a duplicate of the recording. the party must provide to the court and to opposing parties a transcript of the electronic recording and provide opposing parties with a duplicate of the electronic recording [California Rule 2.1040, Electronic recordings presented or offered into evidence ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_1040) Statewide An exhibit must be admitted by the judge before it may be used in the case. The judge must to allow you to admit the exhibit as evidence in order for you to use it in your case. [How to introduce exhibits at a trial ↗](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/how-introduce-exhibits-trial) Remote appearances Statewide California courts should permit remote participation in covered civil proceedings, subject to the statute, local rules, and controlling orders. courts should permit parties to appear remotely at conferences, hearings, and proceedings in civil cases consistent with Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 [California Rule 3.672, Remote proceedings ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_672) Statewide Covered civil parties and witnesses may appear remotely, and the court may conduct proceedings in whole or in part using remote technology. that party or witness may appear remotely and the court may conduct conferences, hearings, and proceedings, in whole or in part, through the use of remote technology [California Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 ↗](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=367.75.&lawCode=CCP) Recording and broadcasting Statewide Court proceedings may not be photographed, recorded, or broadcast except as Rule 1.150 permits. Except as provided in this rule, court proceedings may not be photographed, recorded, or broadcast. [California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/one/rule1_150) Expedited Jury Trial Presentations Statewide In expedited jury trials, parties may use slides, electronic presentations, projections, exhibit notebooks, and other methods approved at the pretrial conference. the parties may present summaries and may use photographs, diagrams, slides, electronic presentations, overhead projections, individual notebooks of exhibits for submission to the jurors, or other innovative methods of presentation approved at the pretrial conference [California Rule 3.1551, Case presentation ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1551) Expedited Jury Trial Pretrial Agreements Statewide Voluntary expedited jury trial submissions must identify party agreements concerning electronic presentations and other proposed presentation methods. Any agreements of the parties to use photographs, diagrams, slides, electronic presentations, overhead projections, notebooks of exhibits, or other methods of presenting information to the jury [California Rule 3.1548, Pretrial submissions for voluntary expedited jury trials ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1548) Sources Identity source checked June 30, 2026 . Biography sources checked October 12, 2026 . 01 California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District current judicial profile Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026 [View California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District current judicial profile ↗](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/13837/allison-marston-danner/) 02 California Rule 2.1040, Electronic recordings presented or offered into evidence Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View California Rule 2.1040, Electronic recordings presented or offered into evidence ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_1040) 03 California Rule 3.672, Remote proceedings Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View California Rule 3.672, Remote proceedings ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_672) 04 California Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View California Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 ↗](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=367.75.&lawCode=CCP) 05 California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/one/rule1_150) 06 California Rule 3.1551, Case presentation Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View California Rule 3.1551, Case presentation ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1551) 07 California Rule 3.1548, Pretrial submissions for voluntary expedited jury trials Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View California Rule 3.1548, Pretrial submissions for voluntary expedited jury trials ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1548) 08 How to introduce exhibits at a trial Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026 [View How to introduce exhibits at a trial ↗](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/how-introduce-exhibits-trial) [Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use) · [Corrections policy](/corrections) [Allison M. Danner | Sixth Appellate District | District Courts of Appeal](https://appellate.courts.ca.gov/district-courts/6dca/bio/allison-m-danner) [California Secretary of State](https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/justices/courts-of-appeal/district6.htm) Found an error? 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(1997) - magna cum laude — Williams College — 1993 ### Additional information - Lecturer, Stanford Law School — 2000 ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e59897426ff892cfcd8e0103) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/one/rule1_150). Collected 2026-07-26.