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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristin S. Escalante | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2021–2026 | 12% of 25 | |
| David R. Fields | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2015–2026 | 22% of 23 | |
| Janet M. Frangie | A-- | Judge | San Bernardino County | 25 | 2013–2025 | 33% of 21 |
| Peter L. Gallagher | C++ | Judge | San Diego County | 25 | 2013–2026 | 8% of 24 |
| Arthur Jean, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2013–2016 | 12% of 25 | |
| Michael Johnson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2013–2020 | 8% of 25 | |
| Mark A. Juhas | Judge | calsuperct | 25 | 2014–2025 | 40% of 25 | |
| Bernard Lawler | Judge | calsuperct | 25 | 1950–1980 | 32% of 19 | |
| Godofredo Magno | B | Judge | Riverside County | 25 | 2020–2026 | 17% of 23 |
| Lucy Kelly McCabe | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 25 | 1987–1995 | 33% of 15 | |
| Dwight W. Moore | A++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 25 | 2013–2025 | 26% of 23 |
| Tara Newman | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2022–2026 | 20% of 25 | |
| Nicol | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 25 | 1920–1920 | — | |
| John T. Nourse | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 25 | 1918–1924 | 38% of 24 | |
| James E. Oakley | Judge | Madera County | 25 | 2006–2025 | 33% of 21 | |
| Charles F. Palmer | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2013–2018 | 33% of 24 | |
| Stuart R. Pollak | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 25 | 1985–2003 | 40% of 15 | |
| Ronald S. Prager | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 25 | 1997–2016 | — |
| Randy Rhodes | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2007–2026 | 12% of 24 | |
| Bayard Rhone | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 1956–1971 | 28% of 25 | |
| Albert F. Ross | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 25 | 1936–1964 | 20% of 25 | |
| Rourke | D+ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 25 | 2000–2016 | — |
| Teresa Sanchez-Gordon | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2013–2019 | 32% of 22 | |
| Scovel | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 25 | 1932–1936 | — | |
| Deborah C. Servino | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 25 | 2026–2026 | — | |
| Norman J. Shapiro | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2010–2025 | 14% of 22 | |
| Roderick W. Shelton | D++ | Judge | San Diego County | 25 | 2013–2026 | 19% of 21 |
| Kawika Smith | A-- | Judge | San Bernardino County | 25 | 2022–2026 | 24% of 17 |
| Teresa Sullivan | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2014–2022 | 25% of 24 | |
| Norman P. Tarle | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 25 | 1997–2022 | 29% of 24 | |
| Anthony Trendacosta | Temporary judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 2013–2016 | 30% of 20 | |
| Trippet | F | District judge | casd | 25 | 1915–1923 | — |
| Herbert V. Walker | Judge | Los Angeles County | 25 | 1956–1970 | 16% of 25 | |
| Byron Arnold | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 24 | 1963–1980 | 30% of 20 | |
| Rafael A. Arreola | C- | Judge | San Diego County | 24 | 2009–2026 | 14% of 22 |
| David G. Brown | D- | Judge | San Diego County | 24 | 2013–2026 | 46% of 24 |
| Leslie E. Brown | Judge | Los Angeles County | 24 | 2004–2022 | 31% of 16 | |
| Emma Castro | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 24 | 2014–2021 | 14% of 21 | |
| John L. Childs | Judge | Del Norte County | 24 | 1908–1919 | 25% of 12 | |
| Annabelle Cortez | Judge | Los Angeles County | 24 | 2014–2022 | 27% of 22 | |
| Ralph W. Dau | Judge | calsuperct | 24 | 2000–2016 | 44% of 18 | |
| LeRoy Dawson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 24 | 1935–1966 | 21% of 24 | |
| John T. Doyle | Judge | Los Angeles County | 24 | 2013–2017 | 25% of 24 | |
| Shannon L. Faherty | F-- | Judge | San Bernardino County | 24 | 2022–2026 | 24% of 21 |
| Charles R. Gill | F++ | Judge | San Diego County | 24 | 2003–2016 | 18% of 22 |
| Roger T. Ito | Judge | Los Angeles County | 24 | 2015–2026 | 22% of 23 | |
| Kelly | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 24 | 1941–2018 | — | |
| Robin R. Kesler | Temporary judge | Los Angeles County | 24 | 2013–2025 | 21% of 19 | |
| William S. Lebov | A++ | Retired judge | Riverside County | 24 | 2013–2025 | 10% of 21 |
| Jack R. Levitt | F- | Judge | San Diego County | 24 | 1973–1990 | 17% of 12 |