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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Ruderman Feuer | Judge | Los Angeles County | 38 | 2013–2019 | 19% of 37 | |
| John C. Gray | Judge | Butte County | 38 | 1899–1915 | 27% of 22 | |
| Albert T. Harutunian III | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 38 | 2022–2023 | — | |
| W. Michael Hayes | Judge | Orange County | 38 | 2005–2020 | 28% of 36 | |
| George L. Jones | Judge | Nevada County | 38 | 1910–1946 | 10% of 30 | |
| F. A. Kelley | Judge | Lassen County | 38 | 1899–1914 | 56% of 25 | |
| John J. Lonergan, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 38 | 2013–2026 | 21% of 38 | |
| Harold Louderback | Judge | City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial | 38 | 1921–1929 | 11% of 38 | |
| Dalila C. Lyons | Judge | Los Angeles County | 38 | 2013–2024 | 26% of 35 | |
| Caryl M. Sheldon | Judge | Los Angeles County | 38 | 1929–1967 | 24% of 38 | |
| Cynthia L. Ulfig | Judge | Los Angeles County | 38 | 2013–2022 | 11% of 35 | |
| Stacy Wiese | Judge | Los Angeles County | 38 | 2020–2026 | 12% of 34 | |
| Frank S. Balthis | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 37 | 1961–1962 | — | |
| Steve B. Chu | A- | District judge | casd | 37 | 2023–2026 | — |
| James G. Conlan | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 37 | 1928–1950 | 14% of 36 | |
| Patrick Donahue | Judge | Orange County | 37 | 2013–2022 | 22% of 37 | |
| Cynthia A. Freeland | A-- | Judge | San Diego County | 37 | 2019–2026 | 17% of 36 |
| Mary E. Fuller | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 37 | 2002–2026 | 9% of 33 | |
| W. R. Hervey | Judge | Los Angeles County | 37 | 1910–1913 | 26% of 19 | |
| Ernest M. Hiroshige | Judge | Los Angeles County | 37 | 1984–2026 | 23% of 30 | |
| Benjamin C. Jones | Judge | Lake County | 37 | 1931–1962 | 19% of 37 | |
| Holly E. Kendig | Judge | Los Angeles County | 37 | 2013–2022 | 49% of 37 | |
| Laura Laesecke | Judge | Los Angeles County | 37 | 2013–2026 | 21% of 34 | |
| James F. Lodge | Judge | Siskiyou County | 37 | 1910–1922 | 28% of 29 | |
| W. G. Lorigan | Judge | Santa Clara County | 37 | 1900–1906 | 32% of 19 | |
| William D. Palmer | Judge | Kern County | 37 | 2009–2023 | 18% of 33 | |
| Laura H. Parsky | C+ | Judge | San Diego County | 37 | 2013–2026 | 16% of 32 |
| Dawna Reeves | Judge | Stanislaus County | 37 | 2013–2026 | 9% of 32 | |
| Steven K. Slocum | Judge | calsuperct | 37 | 2021–2026 | 38% of 29 | |
| Joseph T. Sneed III | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 37 | 1974–1999 | — | |
| Steven E. Stone | C++ | Judge | San Diego County | 37 | 2014–2026 | 18% of 34 |
| L.N. Turrentine | Judge | San Diego County | 37 | 1931–1953 | 11% of 35 | |
| Mark E. Windham | Judge | Los Angeles County | 37 | 2013–2026 | 11% of 35 | |
| Edgar T. Zook | Judge | Marin County | 37 | 1911–1921 | 19% of 21 | |
| Robert O. Amador | C- | Judge | San Diego County | 36 | 2015–2026 | 17% of 36 |
| Debra R. Archuleta | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 2021–2024 | 39% of 36 | |
| Lauren Weis Birnstein | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 2013–2026 | 17% of 35 | |
| David I. Brown | Judge | Sacramento County | 36 | 2014–2023 | 34% of 35 | |
| H. Buck | Judge | San Mateo County | 36 | 1899–1928 | 27% of 22 | |
| Buck | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 36 | 1915–1929 | — | |
| Debra Cole-Hall | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 2013–2026 | 26% of 34 | |
| David J. Cowan | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 2013–2026 | 17% of 35 | |
| H. T. Dewhirst | Judge | San Bernardino County | 36 | 1916–1921 | 34% of 32 | |
| Milton T. Farmer | Judge | Kern County | 36 | 1915–1924 | 53% of 32 | |
| Robert J. Higa | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 1992–2020 | 17% of 36 | |
| Theodore R. Howard | Judge | Orange County | 36 | 2014–2026 | 15% of 33 | |
| Lance P. Jensen | Judge | Orange County | 36 | 2014–2026 | 25% of 36 | |
| Joseph Karesh | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 36 | 1964–1992 | 34% of 35 | |
| Dennis J. Keough | Temporary judge | Orange County | 36 | 2008–2023 | 4% of 23 | |
| Thomas D. Long | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 2020–2026 | 24% of 34 |