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William D. Claster

Judge · Superior Court of Orange County · 2013–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Orange 2010–

67cases reviewed on appeal
36%reversed, in whole or part, of 59 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 38 reversed 16 reversed in part 5 dismissed 5 writ granted 2 writ denied 1

Areas

civil 59 criminal 5 probate 3

By year: 2021 11 · 2026 8 · 2025 7 · 2024 7 · 2023 6 · 2018 5 · 2016 5 · 2013 4 · 2020 3 · 2015 3 · 2014 3 · 2019 2 · 2017 2 · 2022 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. Laguna Beach Historic Pres. Coalition v. City of Laguna Beach G065723 · 2026-09-22 · civil · reversed
  2. Hagey v. Solar Service Experts G061836M · 2023-09-26 · civil · reversed
  3. Hagey v. Solar Service Experts G061836 · 2023-08-30 · civil · reversed
  4. Grace v. The Walt Disney Company G061004 · 2023-07-13 · civil · reversed
  5. Thompson v. Spitzer G060988M · 2023-05-05 · criminal · reversed
  6. Thompson v. Spitzer G060988 · 2023-04-11 · civil · reversed
  7. P. ex rel. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Rubin G059509 · 2021-12-14 · civil · reversed
  8. Medina v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC G058820 · 2021-09-10 · civil · reversed
  9. Medina v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC G058820 · 2021-09-10 · civil · reversed
  10. People for the Ethical Operation of Prosecutors etc. v. Spitzer G057546M · 2020-09-08 · criminal · reversed
  11. People for the Ethical Operation of Prosecutors etc. v. Spitzer G057546 · 2020-08-12 · criminal · reversed
  12. Brady v. Bayer Corp. G053847 · 2018-09-07 · civil · reversed
  13. Colaco v. Cavotec SA G052619 · 2018-08-10 · civil · reversed
  14. Padilla v. Jakubaitis CA4/3 G051094 · 2015-11-09 · civil · reversed
  15. Mercury Casualty Co. v. Hung Chu G049132 · 2014-09-24 · civil · reversed
  16. Gilmore Bank v. AsiaTrust New Zealand Ltd. G048053 · 2014-02-21 · probate · reversed