Judge, San Francisco County Superior Court · due 2026-03-02
Filed
2026-01-22 · signed 01/22/2026 04:18 PM
Source
Read from the FPPC's structured data, checked against the PDF · the PDF (12 p.) · FPPC portal
Findings
Worth a lookGifts
Lists $2,525 in gifts from Judicial Council of California in 2025; the limit from one source is $560
The statement lists 2 gift(s) from Judicial Council of California dated in 2025, totalling $2,525. 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.
Unknown (Mutual Fund Portfolio Investment) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000
Amazon Com Inc.
Online sales
$2,000–$10,000
Apple Inc.
Software
$10,001–$100,000
Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid CAP IN
Investment Firm
$10,001–$100,000 acquired 2025-08-22
Berkshire Hathaway CL-B New
Holding Company
$2,000–$10,000 disposed 2025-03-19
Blackstone Inc.
Investment Management
$10,001–$100,000
BNY Mellon GLB
Unknown (Mutual Fund Portfolio Investment) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000
Calamos Growth &Income 1
Unknown (Mutual Fund Portfolio Investment) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000
Cambiar SMID Investor
Unknown (Mutual Fund Investment Portfolio) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000 disposed 2025-08-22
Catalyst Millburn HGD Strat 1
Unknown (Mutual Fund Investment Portfolio) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000
Church &Dwight Co Inc.
Consumer goods
$10,001–$100,000
First Trust Capital Strgth ETF
Unknown (Exhange Traded Fund Portfolio) · ETF
$10,001–$100,000
FT NASDAQ Cybersecur ETC
Unknown (Exhange Traded Fund Portfolio) · ETF
$10,001–$100,000
FT-Preferred Secu &Inc. ETC
Unknown (Exhange Traded Fund Portfolio) · ETF
$10,001–$100,000
Goldman Sachs GQF Intl Opp
Unknown (Mutual Fund Investment Portfolio) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000
Home Depot Inc
Home and construction
$2,000–$10,000 acquired 2025-03-19
Lazard GLB
Unknown (Mutual Fund Portfolio Investment) · Mutual Fund Investment
$10,001–$100,000
Loomis Sayles Invst Grade Bd Y
Unknown (Mutual Fund Investment Portfolio) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$2,000–$10,000 disposed 2025-03-19
Lord Abbett Bond Deb 1
Unknown (Mutual Fund Investment Portfolio) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000
MFS Intl Diversification 1
Unknown (Mutual Fund Investment Portfolio) · Mutual Fund Portfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000 disposed 2025-03-19
Nextera Energy Inc.
Renewable Energy
$2,000–$10,000
PACER US SML CAP CASH COWS ETF
Stock fund
$2,000–$10,000
Performance Trust Strat Bd 1
Unknown (Mutual Fund Investment Portfolio) · Mutual Fund Porfolio Invest
$10,001–$100,000
Proshares Large CAP Core Plus
Unknown (Exchange Traded Fund Portfolio) · ETF
$10,001–$100,000
Proshares S&P High Income ETF
Unknown (Exchange Traded Fund Portfolio) · ETF
$2,000–$10,000 acquired 2025-03-19
Visa Inc. CL A
Credit
$10,001–$100,000
Walt Disney Co HLDG CO
Entertainment
$2,000–$10,000
XTrackers Russell US Multifa
Unknown (Exchange Traded Fund Portfolio) · ETF
$10,001–$100,000
Schedule A-2 · Businesses & trusts (10% or more) 2
Costin Law Inc.S Corporation · from the PDF
Law Firm · 2180 Bryant Street, Ste 206, San Francisco CA 94110 · Was 100% Owner, now closed
Value $0–$1,999 · gross income $0–$499
Holds: 2180 Bryant Street, Ste 206, San Francisco CA 94110 (Lease of single business office (joint contract w/ DePaul Law) - landlord is James Lee Property) · $100,001–$1,000,000 · Leasehold
DePaul Law Inc.S Corp
Law Firm (of spouse Michael DePaul) · 2180 Bryant Street, Ste. 206, San Francisco, CA 94110 · None (Spouse is 100% Owner)
Value $100,001–$1,000,000 · gross income $10,001–$100,000
Sources of $10,000+: Source of income redacted and provided under separate cover to FPPD (litigation settlement paid to plaintiff pursuant to confidentiality agreements)
Holds: 2180 Bryant Street, Ste. 206, San Francisco, CA 94110 (Lease of single business office (joint contract w/ Costin Law) - landlord is James Lee Property) · $100,001–$1,000,000 · Leasehold
Schedule C · Income and business positions 7
Source
Income
Eastern Point Trust Company Qualified Settlement Fund · Payee · PO Box 232, Warrenton VA
over $100,000 Other: Referral fee/costs from Emily Nugent Law for case referred in January 2024
Cambiar SMID Investor Portfolio Investment Sale · Investor · Morgan Stanley Portfolio (address unknown)
$10,001–$100,000 Sale of: Portfolio investment
JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT · JUDGE · 455 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
over $100,000 Salary
Loomis Sayles Invst Grade Bd Y Portfolio Investment Sale · Investor · Morgan Stanley Portfolio (address unknown)
$1,001–$10,000 Sale of: Portfolio investment
MFS Intl Diversification 1 Portfolio sale · Investor · Morgan Stanley Portfolio (address unknown)
$1,001–$10,000 Sale of: Portfolio investment sale
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT · JUDGE · 1 DR CARLTON B GOODLET PL, RM 488, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
$10,001–$100,000 Salary
Berkshire Hathaway CL-8 Portfolio sale · Investor · Morgan Stanley Portfolio (address unknown)
$1,001–$10,000 Sale of: Portfolio investment sale
Schedule D · Gifts 5
From
Gifts
Total
La Raza Centro Legal Bay Area · from the PDF 474 Valencia Street, Suite 295 San Francisco, CA 94103
2025-07-17 · Ticket to event · $50
$50
American Association Matrimonial Lawyers · from the PDF 330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60611
2025-09-17 · Ticket to event · $175
$175
Judicial Council of California · from the PDF 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102