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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael J. Strickroth | Judge | Orange County | 21 | 2021–2026 | 48% of 21 | |
| Victor R. Stull | F- | Judge | San Bernardino County | 21 | 2013–2022 | 14% of 21 |
| Allen H. Sumner | Judge | Sacramento County | 21 | 2014–2023 | 37% of 19 | |
| Gary Y. Tanaka | Judge | Los Angeles County | 21 | 2016–2026 | 24% of 21 | |
| Trask | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 21 | 1905–1979 | — | |
| Terry T. Truong | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 21 | 2013–2026 | 21% of 19 | |
| Valentine | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 21 | 1927–1928 | — | |
| H. Waste | Judge | Alameda County | 21 | 1907–1919 | — | |
| Robert I. Weil | Judge | Los Angeles County | 21 | 1977–1995 | 27% of 11 | |
| Denise Lee Whitehead | Judge | Fresno County | 21 | 2005–2022 | 10% of 20 | |
| delivered the opinion of the court | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 21 | 1913–1916 | — | |
| John G. Barnes | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 1957–1969 | 5% of 20 | |
| William P. Barry | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 20 | 1981–1990 | — | |
| David L. Berry | F | Judge | San Diego County | 20 | 2014–2026 | 16% of 19 |
| Bob S. Bowers, Jr. | Judge | calsuperct | 20 | 2004–2021 | 21% of 19 | |
| Lorna H. Brumfield | Judge | Kern County | 20 | 2015–2023 | 50% of 18 | |
| Melvin T. Brunetti | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 20 | 1988–2006 | — | |
| Richard J. Burdge, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 2018–2025 | 32% of 19 | |
| William J. Cahill | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 20 | 1995–1997 | — | |
| Clifton H. Connick | Judge | Humboldt County | 20 | 1911–1919 | 43% of 14 | |
| Walter R. Evans | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 1951–1970 | 15% of 20 | |
| Robert M. Foley | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 20 | 1956–1985 | — | |
| Donald R. Fretz | Judge | Merced County | 20 | 1963–2007 | 44% of 16 | |
| Clarence Harden | Judge | San Diego County | 20 | 1931–1963 | 21% of 19 | |
| Jeffrey W. Horner | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 20 | 2001–2008 | — | |
| Lance A. Ito | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 1994–2016 | 6% of 17 | |
| K. Knight | Judge | Santa Cruz County | 20 | 1915–1924 | 22% of 18 | |
| Raquel A. Marquez | B | Judge | Riverside County | 20 | 2016–2026 | 28% of 18 |
| Veronica McBeth | Retired judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 2013–2016 | 6% of 18 | |
| William B. McKesson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 1946–1957 | 55% of 20 | |
| Ellsworth Meyer | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 1949–1971 | 32% of 19 | |
| Rita Miller | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 2013–2020 | 5% of 19 | |
| William O. Minor | Judge | Stanislaus County | 20 | 1899–1905 | 9% of 11 | |
| David W. Moranda | Judge | Merced County | 20 | 2013–2023 | 22% of 18 | |
| Morton | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 20 | 1932–1941 | — | |
| Tara L. Newman | Judge | calsuperct | 20 | 2022–2026 | 18% of 17 | |
| Jerry Pacht | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 1969–1997 | 38% of 13 | |
| Amy Pellman | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 2013–2021 | 16% of 19 | |
| Mark E. Petersen | Judge | Riverside County | 20 | 2013–2026 | 31% of 16 | |
| Blaine E. Pettitt | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 20 | 1981–1990 | — | |
| William D. Quan | F++ | Judge | Imperial County | 20 | 2015–2026 | 50% of 20 |
| Donald K. Quayle | Judge | Alameda County | 20 | 1951–1979 | 11% of 19 | |
| Randolph Rogers | A | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 2004–2026 | 22% of 18 |
| Alan S. Rosenfield | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 2010–2019 | 17% of 18 | |
| Timothy W. Salter | Judge | Stanislaus County | 20 | 2013–2022 | 30% of 20 | |
| John Shea | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 20 | 1959–1961 | — | |
| Susan M. Speer | Judge | Los Angeles County | 20 | 2013–2021 | 15% of 20 | |
| Shirley K. Watkins | Judge | calsuperct | 20 | 2020–2026 | 26% of 19 | |
| Robert B. Westbrook | Judge | Stanislaus County | 20 | 2016–2026 | 0% of 17 | |
| | F- | Judge | Riverside County | 20 | 2005–2026 | 53% of 19 |