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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin F. Bledsoe | Judge | Los Angeles County | 67 | 1902–1927 | 11% of 38 | |
| Timothy M. Casserly | B-- | Judge | San Diego County | 67 | 2007–2022 | 44% of 63 |
| William D. Claster | Judge | Orange County | 67 | 2013–2026 | 36% of 59 | |
| Drew E. Edwards | Judge | Los Angeles County | 67 | 2009–2026 | 19% of 64 | |
| Jeffrey F. Fraser | D+ | Judge | San Diego County | 67 | 2002–2026 | 21% of 67 |
| Frederick G. Hamley | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 67 | 1956–1973 | — | |
| William F. Highberger | Judge | Los Angeles County | 67 | 2003–2026 | 38% of 50 | |
| Victor R. McLucas | Judge | Los Angeles County | 67 | 1923–1934 | 21% of 62 | |
| Michael J. Phelan | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 67 | 1993–1999 | — | |
| Charles G. Rogers | B++ | Judge | San Diego County | 67 | 1991–2026 | 26% of 62 |
| Sammartino | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 67 | 2009–2019 | — |
| Kathryn Todd | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 67 | 2001–2010 | — | |
| Randa Trapp | B | Judge | San Diego County | 67 | 2013–2022 | 33% of 60 |
| Craig E. Veals | Judge | Los Angeles County | 67 | 2006–2026 | 15% of 65 | |
| Mark A. Young | Judge | Los Angeles County | 67 | 2013–2026 | 23% of 66 | |
| Abraham J. Buckles | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 66 | 1905–1906 | — | |
| Wendy C. Duffy | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 66 | 1984–2012 | — | |
| Walter S. Gates | Judge | Los Angeles County | 66 | 1928–1956 | 27% of 62 | |
| Louis R. Hanoian | D-- | Judge | San Diego County | 66 | 2013–2026 | 22% of 64 |
| Michael J. Imhoff | B | Commissioner | San Diego County | 66 | 1992–2023 | 18% of 62 |
| Dennis J. Landin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 66 | 2013–2023 | 26% of 62 | |
| Curtis B. Rappe | Judge | Los Angeles County | 66 | 1992–2026 | 30% of 61 | |
| Merle J. Rogers | Judge | Ventura County | 66 | 1916–1930 | 25% of 63 | |
| Nita Stormes | A- | District judge | casd | 66 | 2019–2023 | — |
| Fred V. Wood | Judge | Alameda County | 66 | 1909–1936 | 3% of 59 | |
| Gregory W. Alarcon | Judge | Los Angeles County | 65 | 2000–2026 | 33% of 57 | |
| Elihu M. Berle | Judge | Los Angeles County | 65 | 2002–2026 | 39% of 59 | |
| Laura J. Birkmeyer | A | Judge | San Diego County | 65 | 2013–2026 | 15% of 61 |
| F. E. Densmore | Judge | Los Angeles County | 65 | 1907–1919 | 33% of 33 | |
| Mary E. Kelly | Judge | Los Angeles County | 65 | 2020–2026 | 20% of 50 | |
| Bernard Schwartz | B- | Judge | Riverside County | 65 | 2009–2026 | 21% of 58 |
| Craig S. Barnes | Judge | Los Angeles County | 64 | 2020–2026 | 18% of 55 | |
| Teresa A. Beaudet | Judge | Los Angeles County | 64 | 2013–2026 | 26% of 61 | |
| Cosgrave | F- | District judge | casd | 64 | 1930–1940 | — |
| Robert P. Dahlquist | A+ | Judge | San Diego County | 64 | 2013–2025 | 19% of 64 |
| David | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 64 | 1958–2017 | — | |
| Irma E. Gonzalez | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 64 | 1987–2013 | — |
| Kristi Culver Kapetan | Judge | Fresno County | 64 | 2013–2026 | 19% of 52 | |
| Robert F. O'Neill | B-- | Judge | San Diego County | 64 | 2001–2026 | 15% of 61 |
| John F. Pullen | Judge | Sacramento County | 64 | 1924–1934 | 16% of 64 | |
| Michael P. Vicencia | Judge | Los Angeles County | 64 | 2007–2026 | 40% of 60 | |
| C. P. Vicini | Judge | Amador County | 64 | 1921–1933 | 26% of 62 | |
| Julie Fox Blackshaw | Judge | Los Angeles County | 63 | 2014–2025 | 21% of 57 | |
| Kevin C. Brazile | Judge | Los Angeles County | 63 | 2013–2026 | 35% of 60 | |
| Rudi M. Brewster | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 63 | 1993–2026 | 28% of 43 |
| J. W. Curtis | Judge | San Bernardino County | 63 | 1915–1931 | 33% of 60 | |
| John G. Evans | D++ | Judge | Riverside County | 63 | 2009–2023 | 28% of 57 |
| H. Clay Jacke II | Judge | Los Angeles County | 63 | 2014–2026 | 15% of 59 | |
| Runston G. Maino | C- | Judge | San Diego County | 63 | 1990–2026 | 24% of 59 |
| William E. Orr | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 63 | 1946–1966 | — |