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Tara M Desautels

Judge, Court of Appeal, First District

Form 700 statements

StatementFiledWhat it lists
2025 Annual
Judge, Court of Appeal, First District
2026-02-231 real property, 1 income, 1 gifts
2024 Annual
Judge, Court of Appeal, First District
2025-01-271 real property, 2 income

Findings

Worth a look Gifts · the statement

Lists $572.70 in gifts from National Civil Justice Institute in 2025; the limit from one source is $560

The statement lists 1 gift(s) from National Civil Justice Institute dated in 2025, totalling $572.70. Judges may not accept gifts from one source worth more than $560 a year (Code of Civil Procedure 170.9).

What to check
  • Whether part of it was returned, or paid back, in time to not count (the filer's comments often say).
  • Whether the gifts are from one source (a couple is two sources) or are of a kind the limit doesn't cover (family, wedding gifts and the like).
  • The FPPC's gift fact sheet and Regulation 18940.2 for the exceptions.

Gifts: National Civil Justice Institute $573 2025-07-19 p.4

Rule: Gifts from one source over the yearly limit
“The gift limit increased to $630 for calendar years 2025 and 2026. The gift limit in calendar year 2024 was $590.”Form 700 (2025/2026), What's New ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works