Gail J. Standish
How Judge Standish rules, drawn from 3 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Standish no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Standish
Gail J. Standish served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Central District of California. She earned a law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1993 and was succeeded on the court by Daniel S. Roberts.
How Judge Standish decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Munoz v. Commissioner, Standish reversed and remanded after finding that the vocational expert had not considered a limitation identified by Dr. Goldsmith and that further administrative review could remedy the ALJ’s errors.
“The Court finds that remand is appropriate because the circumstances of this case suggest that further administrative review could remedy the ALJ’s errors.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Judgment be entered reversing the Commissioner’s decision and remanding this matter for further administrative proceedings consistent with this Memorandum Opinion and Order.”
“MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Judgment be entered reversing the [decision of the Commissioner].”
“MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Judgment be entered reversing the [decision].”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median case duration in the sampled dockets: 304 days (N = 16).
Median motion-to-ruling time: 159 days (N = 9).
Her caseload was dominated by Social Security disability appeals decided by consent, with additional civil-discovery referrals, criminal duty matters, habeas cases, and occasional patent disputes. The disability cases included contested affirmances, contested remands, and remands agreed to by the parties. Her remaining cases were reassigned when she left the bench.
Pending matters in the official report
Judge Standish was last listed in the Civil Justice Reform Act report as of March 31, 2025.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
A historical record
Judge Standish no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.