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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

NameGradeRoleWhereCasesYearsReversed
C. J. Luttrell Judge Siskiyou County 28 1921–1940 11% of 27
Manoukian Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 28 1992–2012 —
Charles Margines Judge Orange County 28 2002–2023 14% of 28
Alexander R. Martinez F- Judge San Bernardino County 28 2014–2026 47% of 19
Kirk H. Nakamura Judge Orange County 28 2005–2023 28% of 25
F. T. Nilon Judge Nevada County 28 1899–1913 38% of 13
Frank M. Ogden Judge Alameda County 28 1932–1947 4% of 28
Schmidt Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 28 1930–1934 —
Emmett Seawell Judge Sonoma County 28 1903–1922 35% of 17
Carlos E. Vasquez Judge Los Angeles County 28 2014–2016 4% of 26
Weller Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 28 1920–1920 —
Weyand Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 28 1924–1934 —
R. Glenn Yabuno F-- Judge San Bernardino County 28 2013–2026 16% of 25
Ames Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 27 1930–1933 —
Carol K. Ash Judge Merced County 27 2013–2026 52% of 25
Cynthia Bashant A+ Judge San Diego County 27 2013–2026 8% of 25
Alexander M. Calero B++ Judge San Diego County 27 2023–2026 12% of 25
Michael A. Camber F- Judge calsuperct 27 2020–2026 20% of 25
James Di Cesare Judge Orange County 27 2008–2022 20% of 25
Conret Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 27 1916–1936 —
Adolfo M. Corona Judge Fresno County 27 2009–2025 35% of 23
Deirup Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 27 1934–1951 —
Ana L. Espana A-- Judge San Diego County 27 2014–2024 19% of 27
Christopher Evans Temporary judge Orange County 27 2014–2016 55% of 22
Gregory T. Fain Judge Fresno County 27 2006–2026 36% of 25
Thomas M. Foley Judge City and County of San Francisco 27 1940–1962 19% of 26
David B. Gelfound Judge Los Angeles County 27 2013–2026 19% of 27
Thomas M. Goethals Judge Orange County 27 2010–2016 19% of 27
Carol A. Greene C- Judge Riverside County 27 2022–2026 35% of 23
Harry A. Hollzer Judge Los Angeles County 27 1926–1933 30% of 27
Dzintra I. Janavs Judge Los Angeles County 27 1988–2009 38% of 21
Barbara R. Johnson Judge Los Angeles County 27 2003–2021 35% of 26
Heather Mardel Jones Judge Fresno County 27 2020–2026 31% of 26
James A. Kaddo Judge Los Angeles County 27 2002–2026 30% of 27
Michael A. Knish C+ Temporary judge calsuperct 27 2012–2026 38% of 26
Kunzel F+ Justice, Court of Appeal ca9 27 1959–1969 —
Elaine Lu Judge Los Angeles County 27 2017–2026 15% of 27
James A. Mangione A-- Judge San Diego County 27 2021–2026 19% of 26
Layne H. Melzer Judge Orange County 27 2020–2026 20% of 25
Miriam Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 27 1993–2003 —
Arthur L. Mundo Judge San Diego County 27 1932–1959 24% of 25
Neterer F- Justice, Court of Appeal ca9 27 1927–1942 —
Jill A. Otake F+ District judge casd 27 2026–2026 —
Scott T. Steffen Judge Stanislaus County 27 2013–2024 30% of 27
Timothy Taylor B++ Judge San Diego County 27 2013–2026 23% of 22
Christian F. Thierbach A-- Judge Riverside County 27 2010–2020 12% of 26
Theresa M. Traber Judge Los Angeles County 27 2020–2026 15% of 26
Gloria Trask F-- Judge Riverside County 27 2003–2019 15% of 27
Vancliee Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 27 1889–1895 —
Robert C. Vanderet Judge Los Angeles County 27 2014–2025 48% of 27