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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward B. Moreton, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 2015–2026 | 36% of 36 | |
| O.K. Morton | Judge | Riverside County | 36 | 1929–1958 | 41% of 32 | |
| Richard J. Oberholzer | A++ | Judge | Kern County | 36 | 1990–2026 | 38% of 32 |
| Rafael A. Ongkeko | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 2013–2024 | 29% of 35 | |
| Gary R. Orozco | Judge | Fresno County | 36 | 2007–2026 | 14% of 28 | |
| Thomas Rubinson | Judge | calsuperct | 36 | 2013–2026 | 16% of 31 | |
| Douglas Sortino | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 2013–2024 | 14% of 35 | |
| James A. Stotler | Judge | Orange County | 36 | 2009–2022 | 17% of 35 | |
| Tern | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 36 | 1934–1969 | — | |
| Ira F. Thompson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 36 | 1926–1932 | 23% of 35 | |
| Brett R. Alldredge | Judge | Tulare County | 35 | 2013–2025 | 32% of 31 | |
| Bench | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 35 | 1860–1916 | — | |
| Joseph A. Brandolino | Judge | Los Angeles County | 35 | 2013–2026 | 24% of 34 | |
| Burnell | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 35 | 1929–1930 | — | |
| Herbert Y. Choy | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 35 | 1971–1996 | — | |
| Crary | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 35 | 1962–1969 | — |
| Stephanie M. Davis | Judge | Los Angeles County | 35 | 2014–2026 | 19% of 31 | |
| Francis M. Devaney | D+ | Judge | San Diego County | 35 | 2006–2026 | 14% of 35 |
| Wayne R. Ellison | Judge | Fresno County | 35 | 2000–2021 | 18% of 33 | |
| Kimberly A. Gaab | Judge | Fresno County | 35 | 2013–2026 | 33% of 33 | |
| Geoffrey T. Glass | Judge | Orange County | 35 | 2007–2025 | 25% of 32 | |
| Albert T. Harutunian III | D-- | Judge | San Diego County | 35 | 2013–2026 | 21% of 34 |
| Jenney | A- | District judge | casd | 35 | 1937–1944 | — |
| Michael V. Jesic | Judge | Los Angeles County | 35 | 2013–2026 | 22% of 32 | |
| Ronald L. Johnson | F+ | Judge | San Diego County | 35 | 1990–2024 | 13% of 31 |
| Sharon L. Kalemkiarian | A-- | Judge | San Diego County | 35 | 2015–2026 | 12% of 32 |
| Keep | D | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 35 | 1983–2004 | — |
| Thomas E. Kelly | F++ | Retired judge | Riverside County | 35 | 1995–2024 | 19% of 31 |
| Joseph S. Koford | Judge | Alameda County | 35 | 1919–1929 | 21% of 34 | |
| Frederic L. Link | D | Judge | San Diego County | 35 | 1988–2023 | 31% of 32 |
| Daniel J. Lowenthal | Judge | Los Angeles County | 35 | 2016–2026 | 25% of 32 | |
| Bridgid M. McCann | A++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 35 | 2013–2025 | 24% of 33 |
| Conrad J. Moss | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 35 | 1895–1969 | — | |
| Claude F. Purkitt | Judge | Los Angeles County | 35 | 1924–1933 | 20% of 35 | |
| Michael J. Reinhart | F-- | Judge | Kings County | 35 | 2015–2026 | 30% of 33 |
| Antonio A. Reyes | Judge | Tulare County | 35 | 2020–2025 | 41% of 27 | |
| Michael A. Sachs | A++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 35 | 2013–2026 | 29% of 34 |
| Walter P. Schwarm | Judge | Orange County | 35 | 2013–2026 | 20% of 35 | |
| Harmon G. Scoville | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 35 | 1979–1990 | — | |
| Kathryn A. Solorzano | Judge | Los Angeles County | 35 | 2013–2026 | 12% of 33 | |
| Carrie M. Stephens | Judge | calsuperct | 35 | 2021–2026 | 19% of 32 | |
| Eric C. Taylor | Judge | Los Angeles County | 35 | 2007–2025 | 6% of 34 | |
| V.N. Thompson | Judge | San Diego County | 35 | 1928–1938 | 29% of 34 | |
| Gary B. Tranbarger | D++ | Judge | Riverside County | 35 | 2002–2020 | 23% of 35 |
| Andrew P. Banks | Judge | Orange County | 34 | 2003–2022 | 35% of 31 | |
| Bernard C. Barmann, Jr. | Judge | Kern County | 34 | 2023–2026 | 21% of 34 | |
| James W. Bartlett | Judge | Shasta County | 34 | 1907–1934 | 24% of 29 | |
| Shelleyanne W. L. Chang | Judge | Sacramento County | 34 | 2005–2026 | 41% of 29 | |
| Judith C. Clark | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 34 | 2013–2024 | 12% of 32 |
| Edmund Willcox Clarke, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 34 | 2014–2022 | 40% of 30 |