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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
Gustavo N. Sztraicher Judge Los Angeles County 22 2020–2026 18% of 22
Armen Tamzarian Judge Los Angeles County 22 2016–2026 9% of 22
Frank M. Tavelman Judge Los Angeles County 22 2015–2026 29% of 21
William W. Thomson Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 22 1932–1983 —
Juan Ulloa D Judge Imperial County 22 2005–2021 25% of 20
Luis R. Vargas D- Judge San Diego County 22 2003–2014 62% of 21
James L. Waltz Judge Orange County 22 2013–2025 11% of 19
Debre Katz Weintraub Judge Los Angeles County 22 2013–2017 24% of 21
Bardin Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 21 1919–1921 —
Bhodes Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 21 1867–1877 —
Matthew C. Braner F+ Judge San Diego County 21 2021–2026 47% of 19
Robert B. Broadbelt Judge Los Angeles County 21 2019–2026 30% of 20
Donald A. Buddle, Jr. Judge Los Angeles County 21 2022–2025 25% of 20
Mark T. Cumba B++ Judge San Diego County 21 2023–2025 20% of 20
Daum Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 21 2026–2026 —
Laurie M. Earl Judge Sacramento County 21 2013–2023 37% of 19
Emilie H. Elias Judge calsuperct 21 1992–2015 42% of 12
Thomas C. Falls Judge Los Angeles County 21 2002–2025 52% of 21
Donald F. Gaffney Judge Orange County 21 2015–2026 50% of 18
Steven M. Gevercer Judge Sacramento County 21 2016–2026 35% of 20
Thomas A. Glazier Judge Orange County 21 2015–2025 14% of 21
J. Francis Good Judge Butte County 21 1957–1971 21% of 19
Norman A. Gregg Judge Contra Costa County 21 1958–1983 26% of 19
Esteban Hernandez D-- Judge San Diego County 21 2013–2022 24% of 21
Ralph C. Hofer Judge Los Angeles County 21 2014–2025 30% of 20
Carter P. Holly Judge San Joaquin County 21 2004–2023 45% of 20
J. R. Hughes Judge Los Angeles County 21 1928–1933 20% of 20
Michael M. Johnson Judge Los Angeles County 21 2013–2022 20% of 20
Virginia Keeny Judge Los Angeles County 21 2014–2026 14% of 21
P. Lawlor Judge City and County of San Francisco 21 1906–1913 20% of 15
John C. Lawson II Commissioner Los Angeles County 21 2010–2026 20% of 20
Lazar Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 21 1967–1969 —
John J. Lonergan Judge Los Angeles County 21 2016–2026 25% of 20
Debra Losnick Judge Los Angeles County 21 2013–2025 21% of 19
Chad A. Louie Judge calsuperct 21 2020–2026 47% of 15
Dennis A. McConaghy Judge Riverside County 21 1995–2023 25% of 20
McGOLDRICK Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 21 1960–1969 —
Dion G. Morrow A- Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 21 1899–1986 —
Gregory Munoz Judge Orange County 21 2006–2015 40% of 20
Munoz Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 21 1980–2003 —
Murphy Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 21 1942–2025 —
H. Burton Noble Judge Los Angeles County 21 1955–1972 22% of 18
Ralph H. Nutter Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 21 1908–1968 —
Steven L. Perk Judge Orange County 21 2008–2016 21% of 19
Craig G. Riemer F+ Judge Riverside County 21 2014–2025 26% of 19
Timothy R. Saito Judge Los Angeles County 21 2013–2016 10% of 20
Edward Sarkisian, Jr. Judge Fresno County 21 2013–2021 5% of 19
William H. Sawtelle A- Justice, Court of Appeal ca9 21 1928–1934 —
Michael C. Small Judge Los Angeles County 21 2019–2026 24% of 21
Harry A. Staley B+ Judge Riverside County 21 2013–2025 22% of 18