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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
Benjamin K. Knight Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 724 1920–1946 —
James B. Scott Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 723 1934–2026 —
Larry Alan Burns D+ District judge Southern District of California County 720 2000–2026 23% of 283
Tari L. Cody Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 713 2023–2026 —
Frederick W. Houser Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 706 1923–1942 —
Kathleen M. Banke Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 705 2010–2026 —
William Q. Hayes D- District judge Southern District of California County 705 2005–2026 21% of 154
Patricia Guerrero A- Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 702 2018–2026 —
Stuart R. Pollak Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 692 1988–2023 —
Kaus Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 690 1965–1985 —
Andrew R. Schottky Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 688 1940–1964 —
John D. Works Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 688 1888–1933 —
John W. Preston Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 680 1925–1935 —
The Court. &#8212 Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 675 1900–1924 —
M. C. Sloss Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 675 1906–1919 —
Candace D. Cooper Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 671 1897–2009 —
York Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 671 1926–1949 —
Lester W. Roth Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 670 1933–1990 —
Gregory J. Weingart Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 668 2019–2026 —
Frank K. Richardson Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 664 1971–2026 —
Martin J. Tangeman Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 663 2016–2022 —
Brad R. Hill A- Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 656 1966–2026 —
Emmet H. Wilson Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 655 1905–2026 —
Mark W. Snauffer Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 654 2019–2026 —
Eugene M. Premo Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 653 1985–2020 —
Victor G. Viramontes Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 650 2023–2026 —
John A. Houston D+ District judge Southern District of California County 649 2005–2026 23% of 81
Gabriel P. Sanchez Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 648 2019–2026 —
William T. Wallace A- Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 640 1862–2017 —
Joseph B. Crockett Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 632 1863–1879 —
Brian M. Hoffstadt Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 623 2012–2026 —
Norman Elkington Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 621 1967–1988 —
Murray Draper Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 620 1955–1977 —
E. W. McKinstry Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 620 1874–1889 —
Roger T. Benitez C-- District judge Southern District of California County 614 2007–2026 27% of 167
Ruth Bermudez Montenegro C+ Judge Imperial County 611 2014–2026 15% of 20
Sawyer Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 607 1862–1871 —
Kathleen A. Meehan Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 603 2017–2026 —
Raymond L. Sullivan Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 603 1914–1989 —
Adrienne M. Grover Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 602 1979–2026 —
Joseph G. Baldwin Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 596 1858–1863 —
Andrea L. Hoch Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 593 2011–2022 —
James D. Thornton Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 593 1880–1891 —
Stanley W. Mussell Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 589 1948–1959 —
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 579 2015–2021 —
Thomas M. Goethals Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 573 2018–2025 —
Thomas A. Delaney Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 568 2022–2026 —
Henry A. Melvin Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 567 1908–1919 —
Marvin R. Baxter Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 564 1989–2015 —
James A. Richman Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 564 2000–2026 —