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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tappaan | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 52 | 1932–1932 | — | |
| W. H. Thomas | Judge | Los Angeles County | 52 | 1916–1927 | 24% of 45 | |
| Timothy R. Walsh | C++ | Judge | San Diego County | 52 | 2013–2026 | 12% of 50 |
| John J. Allen | Judge | Alameda County | 51 | 1927–1943 | 33% of 49 | |
| James L. Allen | Judge | Orange County | 51 | 1927–1938 | 29% of 48 | |
| Dale J. Blea | Judge | Madera County | 51 | 2013–2026 | 19% of 43 | |
| James A. Boscoe | Judge | Tuolumne County | 51 | 2013–2023 | 30% of 40 | |
| David Cohn | A++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 51 | 2013–2025 | 23% of 47 |
| Per Curiam | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 51 | 1929–2017 | — | |
| Mildred Escobedo | Judge | Los Angeles County | 51 | 2013–2026 | 35% of 46 | |
| Jon D. Ferguson | F- | Judge | San Bernardino County | 51 | 2010–2026 | 21% of 47 |
| John C. Gastelum | Judge | Orange County | 51 | 2013–2026 | 37% of 49 | |
| Randolph M. Hammock | Judge | Los Angeles County | 51 | 2015–2026 | 33% of 49 | |
| F. A. Leonard | Judge | San Bernardino County | 51 | 1929–1939 | 22% of 49 | |
| Gerald J. Lewis | F | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 51 | 1983–2012 | — |
| Steve Malone | A-- | Judge | calsuperct | 51 | 2013–2026 | 30% of 47 |
| Robert J. Moss | A++ | Judge | Orange County | 51 | 2008–2024 | 35% of 46 |
| Christie Canales Norris | Judge | Kern County | 51 | 2022–2026 | 50% of 42 | |
| John M. Pacheco | C++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 51 | 2013–2025 | 19% of 47 |
| Ramona G. Perez | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 51 | 1993–2001 | — | |
| Lisa R. Rodriguez | D- | Judge | San Diego County | 51 | 2018–2026 | 39% of 51 |
| Rolf M. Treu | Judge | Los Angeles County | 51 | 2006–2026 | 40% of 47 | |
| Richard L. Wells | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 51 | 1852–1970 | — | |
| John Shepard Wiley, Jr. | Judge | calsuperct | 51 | 2006–2021 | 35% of 46 | |
| Hayden Zacky | Judge | Los Angeles County | 51 | 2013–2026 | 22% of 49 | |
| Denver S. Church | Judge | Fresno County | 50 | 1925–1932 | 27% of 48 | |
| Michelle W. Court | Judge | Los Angeles County | 50 | 2015–2025 | 46% of 48 | |
| William D. Dehy | Judge | Riverside County | 50 | 1911–1939 | 19% of 47 | |
| Marguerite Downing | Judge | Los Angeles County | 50 | 2013–2026 | 19% of 42 | |
| John P. Vander Feer | D+ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 50 | 2004–2026 | 22% of 46 |
| Hernandez | Judge | Riverside County | 50 | 2009–2026 | 28% of 46 | |
| Lawrence D. Kay | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 50 | 2001–2005 | — | |
| Robert J. Kearney | B+ | Judge | San Diego County | 50 | 2013–2026 | 14% of 49 |
| Maurice A. Leiter | Judge | Los Angeles County | 50 | 2020–2026 | 38% of 48 | |
| Kathleen M. Lewis | D- | Judge | San Diego County | 50 | 2013–2026 | 18% of 50 |
| Franz E. Miller | Judge | Orange County | 50 | 2009–2022 | 31% of 45 | |
| B. Rey Schauer | Judge | Los Angeles County | 50 | 1929–1942 | 14% of 49 | |
| Dorothy L. Shubin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 50 | 2013–2026 | 20% of 49 | |
| Ronald L. Taylor | D++ | Judge | Riverside County | 50 | 1996–2024 | 32% of 47 |
| F.C. Valentine | Judge | Los Angeles County | 50 | 1925–1933 | 47% of 49 | |
| J. A. Bardin | Judge | Monterey County | 49 | 1915–1927 | 9% of 46 | |
| Robert R. Beezer | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 49 | 1985–2012 | — | |
| Angel M. Bermudez | D-- | Judge | Riverside County | 49 | 2013–2026 | 33% of 49 |
| James M. Carter | A- | District judge | casd | 49 | 1951–1967 | — |
| Vincent S. Dalsimer | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 49 | 1981–1985 | — | |
| Bernard J. Flood | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 49 | 1916–1925 | 34% of 41 | |
| Terri K. Flynn-Peister | Judge | Orange County | 49 | 2014–2026 | 28% of 47 | |
| William Hazlett | Judge | Imperial County | 49 | 1928–1933 | 22% of 46 | |
| Curtis A. Kin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 49 | 2016–2026 | 22% of 45 | |
| Stuart M. Rice | Judge | calsuperct | 49 | 2013–2026 | 28% of 46 |