Judges
Who sits in which San Diego department
Letters are by qwen3.8-27b — it reads the court's own disposition right 70% of the time (how that is measured); pick another model above to compare, on the assumption that the model is right.
10,950 judges · a reversal rate is shown from 10 merits decisions in this corpus
| Name | Grade | Role | Where | Cases | Years | Reversed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Gilbert | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3,249 | 1895–2025 | — | |
| Richard D. Huffman, Sr. | F-- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3,120 | 1987–2026 | — |
| Kenneth R. Yegan | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3,085 | 1986–2026 | — | |
| Judith D. McConnell | D | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,862 | 1983–2026 | — |
| Thompson | B | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,768 | 1925–2021 | — |
| O'Rourke | D+ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,753 | 1999–2026 | — |
| Joan K. Irion | C-- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,536 | 2004–2026 | — |
| Richard M. Mosk | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,522 | 1954–2016 | — | |
| Laurence D. Rubin | D-- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,357 | 1985–2026 | — |
| Shaw | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,278 | 1899–1984 | — | |
| Minor Moore | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,140 | 1935–2026 | — | |
| Frances Rothschild | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,043 | 2005–2026 | — | |
| Janice R. Brown | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 2,042 | 1961–2026 | — |
| Steven Z. Perren | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 2,017 | 2000–2022 | — | |
| Dennis M. Perluss | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,980 | 1966–2023 | — | |
| Elizabeth A. Grimes | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,910 | 2004–2025 | — | |
| Marshall F. McComb | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,893 | 1935–1976 | — | |
| Wood | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,837 | 1915–2000 | — | |
| Judith L. Haller | C++ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,832 | 1994–2022 | — |
| Patricia D. Benke | D++ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,823 | 1986–2021 | — |
| John T. Nourse | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,789 | 1919–1967 | — | |
| Cynthia Aaron | B-- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,766 | 1995–2022 | — |
| Victoria G. Chaney | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,727 | 2009–2026 | — | |
| Kathleen E. O'Leary | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,689 | 2000–2025 | — | |
| John L. Segal | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,651 | 2013–2026 | — | |
| Charles R. Barnard | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,638 | 1928–1958 | — | |
| William S. Dato | C-- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,609 | 2017–2026 | — |
| Johnson | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,573 | 1922–2020 | — | |
| Smith | F-- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,571 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Lee S. Edmon | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,549 | 2014–2026 | — | |
| Audrey B. Collins | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,460 | 1968–2026 | — | |
| Thomas P. White | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,421 | 1934–1994 | — | |
| Lamar W. Baker | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,419 | 1988–2026 | — | |
| Thomas B. McFarland | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,411 | 1839–1908 | — | |
| Gilbert Nares | B-- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,401 | 1989–2019 | — |
| Thomas L. Willhite | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,397 | 2001–2023 | — | |
| Raymond E. Peters | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,391 | 1939–1972 | — | |
| Cynthia Ann Bashant | B+ | Judge | San Diego County | 1,337 | 2007–2026 | 22% of 83 |
| Clement L. Shinn | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,328 | 1917–1970 | — | |
| Gail R. Feuer | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,325 | 2015–2026 | — | |
| Nora M. Manella | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,312 | 1992–2023 | — | |
| Paul Turner | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,290 | 1985–2017 | — | |
| Alex C. McDonald | C- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,288 | 1995–2016 | — |
| Truc T. Do | D- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,281 | 2021–2026 | — |
| Norman L. Epstein | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,253 | 1882–2018 | — | |
| Maria E. Stratton | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,244 | 2016–2026 | — | |
| Mildred L. Lillie | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,240 | 1958–2003 | — | |
| John W. Shenk | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,221 | 1921–1959 | — | |
| Frederick W. Henshaw | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,218 | 1895–1917 | — | |
| John S. Wiley | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,218 | 2007–2026 | — |