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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernaldo J. Baltodano | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 884 | 2022–2026 | — | |
| Franklin D. Elia | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 876 | 1989–2022 | — | |
| Hull | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 867 | 1998–2026 | — | |
| Hart | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 866 | 1907–2009 | — | |
| Richard W. Rhodes | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 865 | 1862–1980 | — | |
| Conrad L. Rushing | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 858 | 1984–2017 | — | |
| Mathew Tobriner | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 857 | 1959–1982 | — | |
| Elena J. Duarte | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 855 | 2011–2026 | — | |
| Maurice T. Dooling, Jr. | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 854 | 1914–1965 | — |
| William H. Waste | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 850 | 1919–1940 | — | |
| William W. Bedsworth, Jr. | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 846 | 1994–2024 | — | |
| Robert Kingsley | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 843 | 1960–2009 | — | |
| James M. Humes | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 842 | 2013–2026 | — | |
| Issac S. Belcher | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 840 | 1872–1898 | — | |
| Leondra R. Kruger | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 834 | 2015–2026 | — | |
| William H. Beatty | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 833 | 1888–1914 | — | |
| Anthony J. Battaglia | C | District judge | Southern District of California County | 825 | 1996–2026 | 20% of 95 |
| Jennifer R. Detjen | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 819 | 2002–2026 | — | |
| Michael M. Anello | B+ | Judge | San Diego County | 818 | 2000–2026 | 25% of 89 |
| William J. Murray, Jr. | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 818 | 1851–2022 | — |
| Jonathan K. Renner | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 814 | 2015–2026 | — | |
| William C. Doran | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 810 | 1935–1958 | — | |
| Herbert C. Kaufman | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 808 | 1950–1994 | — |
| Phil S. Gibson | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 802 | 1889–2008 | — | |
| Jon B. Streeter | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 802 | 2015–2026 | — | |
| H W. Croskey | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 799 | 1986–2014 | — | |
| James | D- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 796 | 1906–2016 | — |
| Richard M. Aronson | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 794 | 2001–2021 | — | |
| Kim | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 794 | 2017–2025 | — | |
| John A. Kline | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 786 | 1983–2024 | — | |
| Douglas L. Edmonds | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 783 | 1934–1955 | — | |
| Paul Peek | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 782 | 1942–1969 | — | |
| Walter J. Fourt | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 781 | 1956–1970 | — | |
| Kathryn Werdegar | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 779 | 1992–2017 | — | |
| Pena | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 777 | 2013–2026 | — | |
| Jesse W. Curtis, Sr. | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 770 | 1914–1981 | — |
| Kennard | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 765 | 1986–2014 | — | |
| Charles H. Garoutte | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 762 | 1891–1902 | — | |
| Plummer | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 762 | 1913–1970 | — | |
| Craig | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 760 | 1921–1965 | — | |
| Dana M. Sabraw | F++ | District judge | Southern District of California County | 756 | 2006–2026 | 23% of 109 |
| Louis H. Burke | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 753 | 1961–2014 | — | |
| Miller | C- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 753 | 1932–2026 | — |
| Patti S. Kitching | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 752 | 1993–2015 | — | |
| Herbert I. Levy | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 749 | 1998–2026 | — | |
| William H. Langdon | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 746 | 1919–1939 | — | |
| Vallee | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 744 | 1947–1963 | — | |
| Frank H. Kerrigan | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 742 | 1907–1975 | — |
| Van Dyke | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 740 | 1899–1967 | — | |
| The Court | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 733 | 1899–1936 | — |