Judges
Who sits in which San Diego department
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10,950 judges · a reversal rate is shown from 10 merits decisions in this corpus
| Name | Grade | Role | Where | Cases | Years | Reversed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward J. Kelly | Judge | San Diego County | 3 | 1940–1942 | — | |
| Thomas M. Kelly | — | Judge | Riverside County | 3 | 2013–2025 | — |
| Mary Kelly | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2020–2024 | — | |
| Richard Kemalyan | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2015–2025 | — | |
| Margaret J. Kemp | Judge | San Mateo County | 3 | 1996–1997 | — | |
| Holly Kendig | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2013–2015 | — | |
| Kennakd | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 3 | 1991–1995 | — | |
| William H. Kennedy | D++ | Judge | San Diego County | 3 | 1986–1998 | — |
| Kathleen A. Kennedy | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2013–2021 | — | |
| John W. Kerrigan | Judge | San Bernardino County | 3 | 1965–1966 | — | |
| Robin Kessler | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2021–2021 | — | |
| Joseph A. Kilgarif | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3 | 1980–1981 | — | |
| Esther P. Kim | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2023–2026 | — | |
| Lana S. Kim | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2024–2025 | — | |
| Harry S. Kinnicutt | Judge | Solano County | 3 | 2003–2008 | — | |
| Kristi Kirk | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 3 | 2025–2026 | — |
| Richard Kirschner | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2021–2025 | — | |
| Richard J. Kirschner | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2021–2023 | — | |
| Steven R. Klaif | Temporary judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2013–2015 | — | |
| R. Gary Klausner | District judge | Central District of California County | 3 | 2014–2019 | — | |
| James E. Kleaver | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3 | 1979–1979 | — | |
| Goodwin J. Knight | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1937–1942 | — | |
| Kimberly Knill | Judge | Orange County | 3 | 2023–2026 | — | |
| Knox | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3 | 1932–1983 | — |
| Larry S. Knupp | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2015–2016 | — | |
| Lucy H. Koh | District judge | Northern District of California County | 3 | 2019–2023 | — | |
| Kopp | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 3 | 2001–2002 | — | |
| Judith W. Kozloski | Judge | San Mateo County | 3 | 1992–2000 | — | |
| Jerold A. Krieger | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1992–1995 | — | |
| William H. Kronberger Jr. | A | Judge | San Diego County | 3 | 2013–2013 | — |
| Carolyn Kuhl | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2020–2023 | — | |
| Owen Lee Kwong | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1997–2003 | — | |
| Robert L. LaFont | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1984–1992 | — | |
| Eric Labowitz | Judge | Mendocino County | 3 | 1992–2007 | — | |
| Sean Lafferty | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 3 | 2022–2026 | — |
| William P. Lamb | Judge | Butte County | 3 | 2007–2014 | — | |
| Lamberth | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 3 | 2015–2015 | — | |
| J. S. Larew | Judge | Imperial County | 3 | 1930–1931 | — | |
| Larry | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 3 | 2015–2017 | — | |
| Jerald Lasarow | Judge | El Dorado County | 3 | 2006–2009 | — | |
| Robert S. Lasnik | District judge | Western District of Washington County | 3 | 2008–2019 | — | |
| Michael A. Latin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2013–2013 | — | |
| Dean C. Lauritzen | Judge | Mariposa County | 3 | 1974–1988 | — | |
| Robert E. Law | Judge | Marin County | 3 | 1992–2013 | — | |
| Maurice T. Leader | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1968–1972 | — | |
| Ledwich | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3 | 1951–1955 | — | |
| Edward F. Lee | Judge | Santa Clara County | 3 | 2003–2008 | — | |
| Gibson Lee | C+ | Judge | San Diego County | 3 | 2015–2016 | — |
| S. F. Leib | Judge | Santa Clara County | 3 | 1904–1905 | — | |
| Lemelle | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 3 | 2014–2017 | — |