--- title: Randolph M. Hammock url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock --- ![Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hammock-Randolph_0d086c8dfecbcec07b99e822b375ed87.jpg) # Randolph M. Hammock Randolph M. Hammock is a Superior Court Judge, currently sitting in an Independent Calendar (“IC”) Court at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, in which he presides over unlimited civil cases. He graduated from San Diego State University (1980) and the University of San Diego, School of Law (1983). During his almost 25 years of practicing law (primarily as a civil trial attorney), Judge Hammock was admitted to and actively practiced law in a total of 15 states, as well as over 20 federal district courts and courts of appeal. As such, he is likely to have had passed more bar exams than any other practicing lawyer in the United States. He was a member of LATLA/CAALA from the mid 1980s to his appointment as a Superior Court Referee in the juvenile dependency court in 2008, where he served until he was elected as a Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court in 2010. He has been a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) since 2000. ### Articles written by this author: [![Common mistakes and pitfalls in responses to Requests for Production of Documents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/document_stack-1073166584_da0b88b7fe5feca01a92ec7ddeb78784.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/common-mistakes-and-pitfalls-in-responses-to-requests-for-production-of-documents "Common mistakes and pitfalls in responses to Requests for Production of Documents") ## [Common mistakes and pitfalls in responses to Requests for Production of Documents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july/common-mistakes-and-pitfalls-in-responses-to-requests-for-production-of-documents "Common mistakes and pitfalls in responses to Requests for Production of Documents") A look at RPDs, the most typical area of discovery disputes [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") [2019 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-july) ## [Discover what you may not know about the Discovery Act](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july/discover-what-you-may-not-know-about-the-discovery-act "Discover what you may not know about the Discovery Act") Tips on avoiding common errors in discovery-motion practice and on how to improve your motions [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") [2020 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july) ## [Admit or deny](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/admit-or-deny "Admit or deny") Most attorneys misunderstand and/or improperly use Requests for Admission [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") [2021 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july) [![To relate, or not to relate? That is the question](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hammock-istock-532546550_42b3d2093cf9d6d4b6949814b2d7f82a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/to-relate-or-not-to-relate-that-is-the-question "To relate, or not to relate? That is the question") ## [To relate, or not to relate? That is the question](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/to-relate-or-not-to-relate-that-is-the-question "To relate, or not to relate? That is the question") Common misunderstandings regarding notice of related cases [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") [2022 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june) ## [More thoughts about separate statements and motions to seal](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/more-thoughts-about-separate-statements-and-motions-to-seal "More thoughts about separate statements and motions to seal") Specific statements are required in many types of discovery disputes and in motions for summary adjudication [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") [2024 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february) ## [The Case Management Statement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-november/the-case-management-statement "The Case Management Statement") Making a good first impression when the judge considers your case for the first time [Randolph M. Hammock](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randolph-m-hammock "Randolph M. Hammock") [2025 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-november)