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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 19 | 1932–1980 | — | |
| Brett Bianco | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 2020–2025 | 17% of 18 | |
| Colin J. Bilash | A++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 19 | 2014–2026 | 24% of 17 |
| Charles L. Bogue | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 1929–1936 | 22% of 18 | |
| Robert Boochever | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 19 | 1981–2002 | — | |
| H. Cabaniss | Judge | Stanislaus County | 19 | 1910–1929 | 57% of 14 | |
| Thomas H. Cahraman | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 19 | 2006–2023 | 37% of 19 |
| Joseph L. Call | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 1933–1972 | 28% of 18 | |
| Marcos R. Camacho | Judge | Kern County | 19 | 2020–2022 | 15% of 13 | |
| Yvonne E. Campos | D | Judge | San Diego County | 19 | 2008–2026 | 44% of 18 |
| Marcel E. Cerf | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 19 | 1915–1921 | 25% of 12 | |
| Chantry | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 19 | 1966–1969 | — | |
| Emily J. Cole | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 2023–2026 | 25% of 16 | |
| Hilliard Comstock | Judge | Sonoma County | 19 | 1932–1966 | 11% of 18 | |
| Elliott Craig | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 1925–1933 | 16% of 19 | |
| Graham Anderson Cribbs | F-- | Judge | Riverside County | 19 | 1997–2019 | 6% of 18 |
| E. Crothers | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 19 | 1914–1920 | 12% of 17 | |
| John D. Foley | Judge | Santa Clara County | 19 | 1952–1970 | 29% of 17 | |
| George R. Freeman | Judge | Riverside County | 19 | 1924–1945 | 33% of 18 | |
| Marc A. Garcia | Judge | Merced County | 19 | 2013–2016 | 22% of 18 | |
| Held | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 19 | 1934–1942 | — | |
| Edward A. Hinz, Jr. | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 19 | 1990–1994 | — | |
| John P. Kennelly | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 19 | 2010–2016 | — | |
| Elaine M. Kiefer | F | Judge | Riverside County | 19 | 2015–2024 | 44% of 18 |
| Benjamin K. Knight | Judge | Santa Cruz County | 19 | 1916–1927 | 19% of 16 | |
| Cheryl L. Leininger | Judge | Orange County | 19 | 2013–2021 | 50% of 18 | |
| Lemmon | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 19 | 1933–1957 | — | |
| M. F. McCormick | Judge | Fresno County | 19 | 1919–1923 | 11% of 19 | |
| Edlene C. McKenzie | A+ | Commissioner | San Diego County | 19 | 2013–2023 | 18% of 17 |
| Thomas I. McKnew, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 2006–2016 | 50% of 18 | |
| W. Charles Morgan | Judge | Riverside County | 19 | 1994–2020 | 47% of 19 | |
| Albert H. Mundt | Judge | Sacramento County | 19 | 1958–1971 | 32% of 19 | |
| M. G. Del Mutolo | Judge | Santa Clara County | 19 | 1945–1971 | 32% of 19 | |
| O'Neill | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 19 | 1998–2013 | — |
| Cathy J. Ostiller | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 2024–2026 | 27% of 15 | |
| Cecil F. Poole | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 19 | 1981–1996 | — | |
| James H. Pope | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 1927–1952 | 12% of 17 | |
| Jesse I. Rodriguez | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 2013–2022 | 21% of 19 | |
| David M. Rubin | B-- | Judge | San Diego County | 19 | 2013–2024 | 16% of 19 |
| John L. Segal | Judge | calsuperct | 19 | 2004–2016 | 24% of 17 | |
| T. H. Selvage | Judge | Humboldt County | 19 | 1928–1933 | 21% of 19 | |
| Frank M. Smith | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 1934–1948 | 24% of 17 | |
| Homer R. Spence | Judge | Alameda County | 19 | 1929–1930 | 21% of 19 | |
| William Terrence | Judge | calsuperct | 19 | 2020–2026 | 0% of 14 | |
| Tamara L. Wagner | Temporary judge | Riverside County | 19 | 2013–2026 | 6% of 16 | |
| Richard Leslie Wells | Judge | Los Angeles County | 19 | 1967–1982 | 25% of 16 | |
| B. T. Williams | Judge | Santa Barbara County | 19 | 1899–1906 | — | |
| Browder A. Willis | D-- | Judge | San Diego County | 19 | 2013–2023 | 37% of 19 |
| M. G. Woodward | Judge | San Joaquin County | 19 | 1932–1959 | 0% of 19 | |
| H. A. Van Der Zee | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 19 | 1951–1970 | 37% of 19 |