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David J. Hesseltine

Judge · Superior Court of Orange County · 2023–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Orange 2018–

16cases reviewed on appeal
62%reversed, in whole or part, of 13 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 5 reversed 4 dismissed 3 vacated 2 reversed in part 2

Areas

civil 14 probate 1 family 1

By year: 2026 7 · 2025 5 · 2024 3 · 2023 1 ·

Analysis

No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.

Cases

  1. Smith v. Shulman Bastian Friedman & Bui CA4/3 G063716 · 2026-04-14 · probate · affirmed
  2. Merchant Advance Pay v. Choi CA4/3 G063992 · 2025-10-22 · civil · affirmed
  3. Baptiste v. Baetz CA4/3 G063897 · 2025-07-18 · civil · affirmed
  4. Rahavi v. Chu CA4/3 G063393 · 2024-12-16 · civil · affirmed
  5. Marriage of Wilson CA4/3 G061770 · 2023-11-15 · family · affirmed