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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James F. Roach | Judge | Yolo County | 3 | 1986–1991 | — | |
| Roger B. Robbins | Judge | Orange County | 3 | 2014–2020 | — | |
| Barbara L. Roberts | Judge | Butte County | 3 | 2009–2014 | — | |
| A. James Robertson II | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 3 | 2002–2009 | — | |
| Julee Robinson | Temporary judge | Orange County | 3 | 1997–2004 | — | |
| Alana W. Robinson | B+ | Judge | San Diego County | 3 | 2023–2025 | — |
| Karen L. Robinson | Judge | Orange County | 3 | 2016–2025 | — | |
| Clinton Rodda | Temporary judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1970–1977 | — | |
| Aruna P. Rodrigo | Temporary judge | San Bernardino County | 3 | 2022–2024 | — | |
| Mary G. Rogan | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1979–1983 | — | |
| Henry R. Rolph | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 3 | 1971–1984 | — | |
| Raul Rosado | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 3 | 1980–1987 | — |
| Arnold D. Rosenfield | Judge | Sonoma County | 3 | 1993–2007 | — | |
| Alan Rosenfield | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2013–2014 | — | |
| William A. Ross | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1972–1983 | — | |
| Rand Rubin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2015–2015 | — | |
| Joel Rudof | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3 | 1984–1984 | — | |
| Ben F. Ruffner | Judge | Ventura County | 3 | 1966–1977 | — | |
| Runnells | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3 | 1949–1949 | — | |
| Elaine M. Rushing | Judge | Sonoma County | 3 | 2007–2010 | — | |
| Jack T. Ryburn | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3 | 1980–1984 | — | |
| John Steven Salazar | A++ | Judge | Santa Cruz County | 3 | 2008–2021 | — |
| Janis Sammartino | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 3 | 2001–2004 | — |
| Shellie L. Samuels | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2016–2026 | — | |
| Leopoldo G. Sanchez | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1967–1979 | — | |
| Maurice Sanchez | Judge | Orange County | 3 | 2020–2023 | — | |
| Jannet Perez Santiso | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2026–2026 | — | |
| Thomas De Santos | Judge | Kings County | 3 | 2009–2016 | — | |
| Bradley V. Sargent | Judge | City and County of San Francisco and from an order refusing a new trial | 3 | 1914–1915 | — | |
| Eugene E. Sax | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1972–1977 | — | |
| Howard H. Schmidt | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1969–1974 | — | |
| Reuben S. Schmidt | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1929–1931 | — | |
| Gerald F. Schulte | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 3 | 1988–1988 | — | |
| Michael L. Schuur | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 2013–2013 | — | |
| Howard L. Schwartz | Judge | Alameda County | 3 | 1991–1993 | — | |
| Schwarzer | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 3 | 1997–2004 | — | |
| Russell D. Scott | Judge | Monterey County | 3 | 2005–2008 | — | |
| Paul L. Seave | Judge | Sacramento County | 3 | 2014–2024 | — | |
| John W. Sedwick | District judge | District of Alaska County | 3 | 1998–2019 | — | |
| Sedwick | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 3 | 2014–2014 | — | |
| Cynthia A. Sevely | F- | Judge | Santa Clara County | 3 | 2021–2021 | — |
| Harry F. Sewell | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1934–1942 | — | |
| Shabpstein | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 3 | 1887–1892 | — | |
| Jane Shade | Temporary judge | Orange County | 3 | 2013–2014 | — | |
| Shaftek | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 3 | 1864–1865 | — | |
| Shakpstein | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 3 | 1881–1891 | — | |
| Polly Shamoon | F- | Judge | calsuperct | 3 | 2025–2026 | — |
| Sharper | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 3 | 1865–1866 | — | |
| Donald E. Shaver | Judge | Stanislaus County | 3 | 2013–2022 | — | |
| Betty Jo Sheldon | Judge | Los Angeles County | 3 | 1960–1981 | — |