William Q. Hayes
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Judge · Federal · California
Data last updated: 10/7/2026. Status: senior.
Cases in this dataset
148 linked docket records. These counts are not a count of rulings or a prediction.
Case volume by filing year
- 2006
1 - 2007
2 - 2010
2 - 2011
3 - 2015
1 - 2016
3 - 2017
3 - 2018
5 - 2019
5 - 2020
14 - 2021
10 - 2022
18 - 2023
42 - 2024
16 - 2025
23
Recent cases
- United African-Asian Abilities Club v. 7555 Pacific Avenue LLC
- Mendivil v. Parts Authority, LLC
- Isaac Cortez Jimenez v. Source USA INC
- Cosavalente v. Ford Motor Company
- Fitzhugh v. United States
- McComb v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- Lopez Angulo v. Nissan North America, Inc.
- Gosvami v. Warden
- Grimes v. State of California
- United States v. Sandoval-Cruz
Career history
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · 2003-10-06 to End not recorded · George W. Bush
- Syracuse University College of Business Administration M.B.A. 1983
- Syracuse University College of Law J.D. 1983
- Syracuse University B.S. 1978
Sources and corrections
- fjc-bio · 2026-10-07
- courtlistener-people-bulk · 2026-10-07
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