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John P. Balazs · Criminal Defense Attorney
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John P. Balazs is on California’s State Bar roll, #157287, admitted in 1992; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in Sacramento, Sacramento County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Appellate Law and Criminal Defense. 43 case appearances are listed on this profile. The employer on the official record is Law Ofc John Balazs. Registry record updated 20 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #157287 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1992 |
| Law school | Univ of California at Los Angeles |
| Firm | Law Ofc John Balazs |
| Location | Sacramento, Sacramento County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damous Nettles v. Randy Grounds | Counsel for the appellant | 830 F.3d 922 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 July 2016 |
| United States v. David McElmurry | Counsel for the appellant | 776 F.3d 1061 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 January 2015 |
| United States v. Robert Brown, Jr. | Counsel for the appellant | 771 F.3d 1149 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 November 2014 |
| United States v. Anthony Gadson | Counsel for the appellant | 763 F.3d 1189 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 August 2014 |
| United States v. Thomas Tanke | Counsel for the appellant | 743 F.3d 1296 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 March 2014 |
| United States v. Gary Ermoian | Counsel for the appellant | 752 F.3d 1165 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 August 2013 |
| United States v. Gary Ermoian | Counsel for the appellant | 727 F.3d 894 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 August 2013 |
| United States v. Marc Keyser | Counsel for the appellant | 704 F.3d 631 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 December 2012 |
| United States v. Travis Pope | Counsel for the appellant | 686 F.3d 1078 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 July 2012 |
| Wilson v. Knowles | Counsel for the petitioner | 638 F.3d 1213 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 April 2011 |
| United States v. Medina Casteneda | Counsel for the appellant | 511 F.3d 1246 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 January 2008 |
| Angel v. Roe | Counsel for the appellant | 256 F. App'x 907 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 November 2007 |
| United States v. Hayes | Counsel for the appellant | 197 F. App'x 702 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 August 2006 |
| United States v. Urie | Counsel for the appellant | 183 F. App'x 608 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 May 2006 |
| United States v. David L. Smith, United States of America v. Herbert A. Bates | Counsel for the appellant | 424 F.3d 992 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 September 2005 |
| United States v. Theodore John Kaczynski | Counsel for the appellant | 416 F.3d 971 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 July 2005 |
| United States v. Bert | Counsel for the appellant | 83 F. App'x 202 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 December 2003 |
| United States v. Gettings | Counsel for the appellant | 75 F. App'x 670 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 September 2003 |
| United States v. Ubah | Counsel for the appellant | 74 F. App'x 770 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 August 2003 |
| United States v. Lamance Cookie Bert, United States of America v. Lamance Cookie Bert | Counsel for the appellant | 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4844 | California Supreme Court | 4 June 2002 |
| United States v. Lamance Cookie Bert, United States of America v. Lamance Cookie Bert | Counsel for the appellant | 292 F.3d 649 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 June 2002 |
| United States v. Tanh Huu Lam, Order And | Counsel for the appellant | 262 F.3d 1033 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 August 2001 |
| United States v. Mariano Murillo | Counsel for the appellant | 255 F.3d 1169 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 July 2001 |
| United States v. Mariano Murillo | Counsel for the appellant | 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5700 | California Supreme Court | 6 July 2001 |
| United States v. Tanh Huu Lam | Counsel for the appellant | 251 F.3d 852 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 June 2001 |
| United States v. Tanh Huu Lam | Counsel for the appellant | 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4531 | California Supreme Court | 4 June 2001 |
| United States v. Esther Y. Boyd | Counsel for the appellant | 214 F.3d 1052 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 June 2000 |
| United States v. Esther Y. Boyd | Counsel for the appellant | 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4302 | California Supreme Court | 2 June 2000 |
| United States v. Adan Salazar-Robles | Counsel for the appellant | 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2246 | California Supreme Court | 21 March 2000 |
| United States v. Adan Salazar-Robles | Counsel for the appellant | 207 F.3d 648 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 March 2000 |
| United States v. Frank Fiorillo, Jr., and Art Krueger | Counsel for the appellant | 186 F.3d 1136 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 September 1999 |
| United States v. David Howard Craig | Counsel for the appellant | 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5151 | California Supreme Court | 29 June 1999 |
| United States v. David Howard Craig | Counsel for the appellant | 181 F.3d 1124 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 June 1999 |
| United States v. Devinna | Counsel for the defendant | 5 F. Supp. 2d 872 | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California | 6 May 1998 |
| UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enguilberto AGUILAR-AYALA, Defendant-Appellant | Counsel for the appellant | 120 F.3d 176 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 July 1997 |
| UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Enguilberto AGUILAR-AYALA, Defendant-Appellant | Counsel for the appellant | 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5639 | California Supreme Court | 16 July 1997 |
| UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sahr I. JARVOUHEY, Defendant-Appellant | Counsel for the appellant | 117 F.3d 440 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 July 1997 |
| UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sahr I. JARVOUHEY, Defendant-Appellant | Counsel for the appellant | 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5399 | California Supreme Court | 8 July 1997 |
| Allen R. Turk v. Theo White, Warden Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General of the State of California | Counsel for the appellant | 116 F.3d 1264 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 June 1997 |
| UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Ray WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant | Counsel for the appellant | 110 F.3d 50 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 March 1997 |
| UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Ray WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant | Counsel for the appellant | 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2230 | California Supreme Court | 27 March 1997 |
| Allen R. Turk v. Theo White, Warden Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General of the State of California | Counsel for the appellant | 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 461 | California Supreme Court | 21 January 1997 |
| Allen R. Turk v. Theo White, Warden Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General of the State of California | Counsel for the appellant | 105 F.3d 478 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 January 1997 |
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The employer on the official record is Law Ofc John Balazs.
The law school on the record is UCLA School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1992 · 34 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Appellate Law and Criminal Defense.
43 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in Sacramento, in Sacramento County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, seated at Sacramento.
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