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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd E. Griffin | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,211 | 1931–2014 | — | |
| Helen I. Bendix | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,207 | 2009–2026 | — | |
| Roger J. Traynor | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,204 | 1940–1970 | — | |
| Jesse W. Carter | D-- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,199 | 1939–1977 | — |
| Ronald B. Robie | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,197 | 1985–2026 | — | |
| Janis L. Sammartino | F-- | Judge | San Diego County | 1,195 | 2003–2026 | 19% of 101 |
| Tricia A. Bigelow | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,187 | 1978–2021 | — | |
| Carl H. Moor | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,186 | 1964–2026 | — | |
| Anne H. Egerton | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,178 | 2008–2026 | — | |
| Homer R. Spence | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,156 | 1928–1960 | — | |
| Buchanan | D+ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,124 | 2022–2026 | — |
| Albert G. Burnett | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,124 | 1857–1923 | — | |
| Donald R. Franson, Jr. | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,111 | 1971–2026 | — | |
| McINTYRE | C+ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,095 | 1996–2016 | — |
| Carol A. Corrigan | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,094 | 1994–2026 | — | |
| Stone | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,089 | 1957–2026 | — | |
| Chipman | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,087 | 1889–1919 | — | |
| Richard D. Fybel | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,082 | 2002–2022 | — | |
| Woods | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,072 | 1980–2021 | — | |
| Richard D. Aldrich | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,063 | 1994–2017 | — | |
| Gonzalo P. Curiel | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 1,050 | 2009–2026 | 20% of 83 |
| Ralph C. Harrison | F | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,047 | 1891–1960 | — |
| Absalom F. Bray | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,045 | 1936–1977 | — | |
| Marks | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,045 | 1929–1948 | — | |
| Chin | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,033 | 1990–2020 | — | |
| George A. Sturtevant | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,031 | 1911–1945 | — | |
| Cathy Ann Bencivengo | Magistrate judge | Southern District of California County | 1,026 | 2009–2026 | 20% of 99 | |
| Sandy R. Kriegler | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 1,014 | 1987–2018 | — | |
| B R. Schauer | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 1,014 | 1934–1984 | — | |
| Victoria M. Chavez | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 996 | 2006–2026 | — | |
| Luis A. Lavin | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 994 | 2015–2024 | — | |
| Louis R. Mauro | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 991 | 2011–2026 | — | |
| Brian S. Currey | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 990 | 1862–2025 | — | |
| Nathaniel P. Conrey | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 988 | 1905–1936 | — | |
| Madeleine I. Flier | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 961 | 2004–2018 | — | |
| Laurie D. Zelon | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 951 | 2004–2021 | — | |
| Julia C. Kelety | F+ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 942 | 2023–2026 | — |
| Elwood G. Lui | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 931 | 1981–2026 | — | |
| Michele M. Castillo | D | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 930 | 2023–2026 | — |
| Klein | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 925 | 1977–2015 | — | |
| Richards | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 925 | 1913–1965 | — | |
| Goodwin H. Liu | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 921 | 2011–2026 | — | |
| Richard M. Sims III | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 920 | 1965–2010 | — | |
| Frank M. Angellotti | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 913 | 1900–1921 | — | |
| Raymond J. Ikola | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 907 | 2003–2021 | — | |
| Jackson Temple | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 901 | 1870–1903 | — | |
| W T. Fox | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 897 | 1889–1967 | — | |
| Annette A. Adams | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 896 | 1942–2026 | — | |
| Jess E. Stephens | F++ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 896 | 1927–1993 | — |
| Coleman A. Blease | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 886 | 1979–2022 | — |