Randolph M. Hammock

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:

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

2020 July


Admit or deny

Most attorneys misunderstand and/or improperly use Requests for Admission

Randolph M. Hammock

2021 July


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

2022 June


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

2024 February