Richard M. Sims, III

Richard M. Sims III is an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District. He was appointed by Governor Brown Jr. in 1982 and has been confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate multiple times since then. Before becoming a judge, he worked in private law practice and as an Assistant Executive Director of the San Francisco Committee on Crime. He has written several legal publications and has made significant decisions in cases such as Morgan Creek Residential v. Kemp and Kaufman & Broad Communities, Inc. v. Performance Plastering, Inc. He has a J.D. from Harvard University Law School and a B.A. from Amherst College. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, snowshoeing, gardening, hiking, and reading The New Yorker.