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Kristi A. Hughes · California Lawyer
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Kristi A. Hughes is on California’s State Bar roll, #235943, admitted in 2005; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Diego, San Diego County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Appellate Law, Constitutional Law and Government Law. 50 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 20 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #235943 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 2005 |
| Law school | Univ of California Berkeley |
| Firm | California Department of Justice |
| Location | San Diego, San Diego County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Erik Altamirano | Counsel for the appellant | 698 F. App'x 452 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 October 2017 |
| United States v. Adalberto Rivera | Counsel for the appellant | 675 F. App'x 753 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 January 2017 |
| United States v. Juan Sanchez-Carrillo | Counsel for the appellant | 649 F. App'x 564 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 May 2016 |
| United States v. Edwin Lopes-Orellana | Counsel for the appellant | 646 F. App'x 559 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 March 2016 |
| United States v. James Martinez | Counsel for the appellant | 637 F. App'x 462 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 March 2016 |
| United States v. Mario Sotelo-Ayala | Counsel for the appellant | 633 F. App'x 393 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 January 2016 |
| United States v. Jorge De La Rosa-Cruz | Counsel for the appellant | 623 F. App'x 379 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 November 2015 |
| United States v. Cesar Flores-Montiel | Counsel for the appellant | 615 F. App'x 447 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 September 2015 |
| United States v. Ramon Andrade-Castillo | Counsel for the appellant | 618 F. App'x 879 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 August 2015 |
| United States v. Efrain Armenta-Aguilar | Counsel for the appellant | 610 F. App'x 638 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 July 2015 |
| United States v. Jaime Bibo-Lopez | Counsel for the appellant | 608 F. App'x 450 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 June 2015 |
| United States v. Selene Lugo | Counsel for the appellant | 613 F. App'x 581 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 May 2015 |
| United States v. Jose De La Torre-Ventura | Counsel for the appellant | 602 F. App'x 401 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 May 2015 |
| United States v. Adalberto Rivera | Counsel for the appellant | 602 F. App'x 402 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 May 2015 |
| United States v. Pedro Gomez-Pena | Counsel for the appellant | 598 F. App'x 555 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 March 2015 |
| United States v. Irene Amezquita-Estrada | Counsel for the appellant | 594 F. App'x 393 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 February 2015 |
| United States v. Jonathan Cruz | Counsel for the appellant | 592 F. App'x 623 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 February 2015 |
| United States v. Juan Sanchez-Carrillo | Counsel for the appellant | 588 F. App'x 571 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 December 2014 |
| United States v. Natalie Caudel | Counsel for the appellant | 586 F. App'x 339 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 December 2014 |
| United States v. Oscar Bayardo-Garcia | Counsel for the appellant | 590 F. App'x 660 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 October 2014 |
| United States v. Jesus Valdez-Novoa | Counsel for the appellant | 780 F.3d 906 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 July 2014 |
| United States v. Jesus Valdez-Novoa | Counsel for the appellant | 760 F.3d 1013 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 July 2014 |
| United States v. Miguel Rivas-Barrera | Counsel for the appellant | 577 F. App'x 744 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 June 2014 |
| United States v. Roosevelt Kyle, Jr. | Counsel for the appellant | 565 F. App'x 672 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 March 2014 |
| United States v. Jose Gonzalez-Arreola | Counsel for the appellant | 564 F. App'x 301 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 March 2014 |
| United States v. Fernando Zavala-Jacobo | Counsel for the appellant | 562 F. App'x 586 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 March 2014 |
| United States v. Juan Rodriguez-Gonzalez | Counsel for the appellant | 558 F. App'x 769 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 February 2014 |
| United States v. Roosevelt Kyle, Jr. | Counsel for the appellant | 554 F. App'x 624 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 February 2014 |
| United States v. Ponciano Diaz-Sosa | Counsel for the appellant | 553 F. App'x 718 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 January 2014 |
| United States v. Torre-Ventura | Counsel for the appellant | 552 F. App'x 744 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 January 2014 |
| United States v. Jose Flores-Gonzales | Counsel for the appellant | 551 F. App'x 315 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 December 2013 |
| United States v. Juan Moran | Counsel for the appellant | 548 F. App'x 419 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 December 2013 |
| United States v. Mario Gomez-Lopez | Counsel for the appellant | 545 F. App'x 708 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 25 November 2013 |
| United States v. Roberto Ramos-Perez | Counsel for the appellant | 533 F. App'x 737 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 July 2013 |
| United States v. Ramos-Perez | Counsel for the appellant | 572 F. App'x 465 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 July 2013 |
| United States v. Delbert Holley, Jr. | Counsel for the appellant | 526 F. App'x 743 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7 May 2013 |
| United States v. Mario Zapata | Counsel for the appellant | 524 F. App'x 327 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 April 2013 |
| United States v. Manuel Gonzalez-Melchor | Counsel for the appellant | 511 F. App'x 646 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 March 2013 |
| United States v. Guadalupe Ramos | Counsel for the appellant | 510 F. App'x 540 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 February 2013 |
| United States v. Felipe Jasso-Rios | Counsel for the appellant | 509 F. App'x 590 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 February 2013 |
| United States v. Meza-Flores | Counsel for the appellant | 509 F. App'x 602 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 February 2013 |
| United States v. Adolfo Flores-Cortes | Counsel for the appellant | 499 F. App'x 683 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 November 2012 |
| United States v. Gonzalo Anaya-Santiago | Counsel for the appellant | 479 F. App'x 788 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 September 2012 |
| United States v. Francisco Santiago-Hernandez | Counsel for the appellant | 493 F. App'x 840 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 August 2012 |
| United States v. Adrian Pena-Robles | Counsel for the appellant | 479 F. App'x 747 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 May 2012 |
| United States v. Carlos Soto-Lopez | Counsel for the appellant | 475 F. App'x 144 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 April 2012 |
| Allan Gilmore v. Debra Dexter | Counsel for the appellant | 472 F. App'x 640 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 April 2012 |
| United States v. Guadalupe Bravo-Perez | Counsel for the appellant | 468 F. App'x 679 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9 February 2012 |
| United States v. Martinez-Escobedo | Counsel for the appellant | 467 F. App'x 656 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 27 January 2012 |
| United States v. David Ayala-Romero | Counsel for the appellant | 460 F. App'x 640 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 November 2011 |
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On the official record
The employer on the official record is California Department of Justice.
The law school on the record is UC Berkeley School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 2005 · 21 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Appellate Law, Constitutional Law and Government Law.
50 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Diego, in San Diego County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, seated at San Diego.
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