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David L. Belz

Judge · Superior Court of Orange County · 2013–2025

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Orange 2009–

22cases reviewed on appeal
32%reversed, in whole or part, of 19 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 12 reversed in part 6 writ granted 2 modified 1 dismissed 1

Areas

probate 12 family 5 dependency 3 civil 2

By year: 2023 4 · 2025 3 · 2021 3 · 2020 3 · 2019 2 · 2014 2 · 2013 2 · 2024 1 · 2022 1 · 2015 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. Lombardi v. Meier Law Firm CA4/3 G063859 · 2025-10-21 · dependency · affirmed
  2. Sehremelis v. Sehremelis CA4/3 G062738 · 2025-06-05 · probate · affirmed
  3. San Pasqual Fiduciary Trust Co. v. Forer CA4/3 G062456 · 2025-05-07 · probate · reversed in part
  4. Thompson v. Ito CA4/3 G061437 · 2024-06-12 · civil · reversed in part
  5. Waits v. Hanna CA4/3 G061755 · 2023-12-19 · probate · affirmed
  6. Tedesco v. White G061197 · 2023-10-27 · probate · affirmed
  7. Estate of Runnells CA4/3 G061141 · 2023-08-01 · probate · affirmed
  8. Placencia v. Strazicich CA4/3 G059726 · 2023-01-24 · probate · affirmed
  9. Thompson v. Ito CA4/3 G059403 · 2022-11-16 · dependency · modified
  10. Cordova v. Wilson CA4/3 G059091 · 2021-11-08 · civil · affirmed
  11. Sulley-Black v. Johnson CA4/3 G058565 · 2021-04-19 · probate · affirmed
  12. Stahovich v. Stahovich CA4/3 G059066 · 2021-02-25 · probate · affirmed
  13. Estate of Trikha CA4/3 G056841 · 2020-11-20 · probate · reversed in part
  14. Sehremelis v. Sehremelis CA4/3 G057541 · 2020-11-20 · probate · reversed in part
  15. O.C. v. Super. Ct. G058416 · 2020-01-08 · dependency · writ granted
  16. Placencia v. Strazicich G055631M · 2019-12-23 · probate · reversed in part
  17. Placencia v. Strazicich G055631 · 2019-11-26 · probate · reversed in part
  18. Marriage of Gonzales CA4/3 G050670 · 2015-11-06 · family · affirmed
  19. Z.A. v. Super. Ct. CA4/3 G050820 · 2014-11-25 · family · writ granted
  20. Marriage of Rafipoor CA4/3 G048924 · 2014-08-06 · family · dismissed
  21. Marriage of Nigro CA4/3 G047511 · 2013-11-22 · family · affirmed
  22. Marriage of Nigro CA4/3 G046170 · 2013-05-03 · family · affirmed