The Hon. Donna D. Geck is a judge for the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in California. She was appointed to the bench by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010.
She is registered decline-to-state.
Judge Geck graduated with her B.A. in journalism from Marquette University in Wisconsin in 1971. She then earned her J.D. from the University of North Dakota Law School in 1976.
After law school, Geck worked briefly as an assistant public defender with the State of Minnesota Board of Public Defense at the Second District Management Office. After a year there, she would enter into private practice, where she would remain until her appointment to the Superior Court in 2010.
During her time in private practice, Geck worked for various law firms in Minnesota before landing at the Santa Barbara law firm of Hager and Dowling in 1995. Her practice centered on civil litigation, which included jury and court trials as well as arbitrations and mediations. She was certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and also served as a settlement master for the Superior Court. Geck was licensed to practice in North Dakota (1976), Minnesota (1976), Wisconsin (1989), and California (1996).
While on the bench, Judge Geck has presided over criminal arraignments as well as a civil calendar.
Her memberships have included the American Board of Trial Advocates, the William L. Gordon Inns of Court, the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, the California Judges Association, and past-president of the California Coast Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Geck received the Deborah Talmage Attorney of the Year Award from the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers in 2011.
She has served as a judge for the Teen Court.
MARGUERITE GAMO VS LYNDA GEMBERLING
Jan 22, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer
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...LUCA FOSCHINI VS SHALINI ANANDA
Jan 22, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: (4) Motions to Compel
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...JENNY BELFORTE ET AL VS REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ET AL
Jan 22, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: (3) Motions for Good Faith Settlement
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...START INC VS NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL
Jan 22, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Consolidation
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...JACK CHAVEZ VS ANACAPA CONCRETE INC
Jan 22, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion to Compel; Protective Order
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...ANNA MARIA PATTERSON VS NANCI ROBERTSON
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer
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...JOSEPH BENARON ET AL VS JOHN CARDILINO ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Attorney Fees
...MICHAEL LITTLE ET AL VS THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion to Lift Stay
TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiffs’ motion for order lifting the stay of the case is granted.
BACKGROUND:
This is a whistleblower protection case. Plaintiff Michael Little (“M. Little”) formerly worked for defendant The Regents of the University ...
MARK SIGNA VS THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion to Lift Stay
TENTATIVE RULING: Plaintiff’s motion for order lifting the stay of the case is granted.
BACKGROUND:
This is a whistleblower protection case. Plaintiff Mark Signa (“Signa”) currently works for defendant The Regents of the University of Calif...
WELLS FARGO BANK NA VS PEDRO M ARANA
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Order
Tentative Ruling:
Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. served Requests for Admissions upon defendant Pedro M. Arana on August 28, 2020. No responses were ever provided by Mr. Arana. Plaintiff has now moved to have the matters set forth in the request deemed ...
WELLS FARGO BANK NA VS PEDRO M ARANA
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion: Order
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...JOSEPH BENARON ET AL VS JOHN CARDILINO ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Attorney Fees
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...CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY VS SUSAN PARK ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer
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...JESSICA BERRY VS DAVID BERTRAND ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer and Motion to Strike
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...MARK SIGNA VS THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion to Lift Stay
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...JOSEFINA J MORAN VS ELIZABETH MORALES
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Hearing: Financial Distress
TENTATIVE RULING: The filing of the Declaration of Covid-19 Related Financial Distress by defendant has no immediate impact on plaintiff’s unlawful detainer action because the action, on its face, is not based upon the failure to pay rent. The issu...
JOSEFINA J MORAN VS ELIZABETH MORALES
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Hearing: Financial Distress
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...ANNA MARIA PATTERSON VS NANCI ROBERTSON
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer
Tentative Ruling: The court sustains, in part, plaintiff Anna Maria Patterson’s demurrer to defendant Nanci Robertson’s first amended answer to the first amended complaint as follows: The court sustains the demurrer to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth,...
KIM HAM VS DAWN WILLIAMSON ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Case Management Conference; Petition; Motion
Tentative Ruling: 1. The court grants, in part, plaintiff Kim Ham’s Motion to Allocate Costs of Partition to Defendant Dawn Williamson; Alternatively, to Allocate Costs of Partition in Proportion to the Parties’ Interests in the Pr...
JESSICA BERRY VS DAVID BERTRAND ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Demurrer and Motion to Strike
Tentative Ruling: 1. The court strikes the first amended complaint that plaintiff Jessica Berry filed on January 6, 2021, as amendment without leave was not permitted on that date under CCP § 472.
2. The court sustains defendant Barbara P...
DUETSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY VS JUAN LOPEZ ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Summary Judgment
TENTATIVE RULING:
For the reasons set forth herein, unless a defendant files written opposition showing, or a defendant appears at the hearing of this motion and shows, that a triable issue of material fact exists, the court will grant Bank...
DUETSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY VS JUAN LOPEZ ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion for Summary Judgment
...MICHAEL LITTLE ET AL VS THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Motion to Lift Stay
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...KIM HAM VS DAWN WILLIAMSON ET AL
Jan 15, 2021 | Santa Barbara County
Nature of Proceedings: Case Management Conference; Petition; Motion
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Limited Rule 3.740 Collections (09) - under 10,000
Nov 16, 2020
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Unlimited Misc Petition - Name Change
Nov 10, 2020
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Dissolution w/o Minor Children
Nov 10, 2020
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Nov 05, 2020
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Nov 04, 2020
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Oct 16, 2020
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Oct 09, 2020
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