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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey M. Zimel | F-- | Judge | Riverside County | 19 | 2022–2026 | 23% of 13 |
| June Jee An | Judge | Orange County | 18 | 2024–2026 | 25% of 16 | |
| Akemi Arakaki | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2013–2021 | 13% of 15 | |
| Paul A. Bacigalupo | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2009–2016 | 12% of 17 | |
| Shawn D. Bessey | A-- | Judge | Stanislaus County | 18 | 2013–2026 | 8% of 13 |
| Mark Brandler | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 1957–1972 | 11% of 18 | |
| Hugh Michael Brenner | Judge | Orange County | 18 | 1994–2021 | 44% of 16 | |
| Soussan G. Bruguera | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 1994–2016 | 76% of 17 | |
| Raymond M. Cadei | Judge | Sacramento County | 18 | 2006–2022 | 53% of 17 | |
| William A. Crowfoot | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2022–2026 | 11% of 18 | |
| Mark E. Cullers | Judge | Fresno County | 18 | 2020–2026 | 12% of 17 | |
| Steven R. Denton | B++ | Judge | San Diego County | 18 | 2008–2017 | 33% of 15 |
| Walter Van Dyke | Judge | Kern County | 18 | 1898–1904 | 25% of 12 | |
| Edward W. Engs | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 1929–1933 | 11% of 18 | |
| Felix W. Ewing | Judge | Ventura County | 18 | 1904–1910 | — | |
| Rex B. Goodcell | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 1920–1925 | 33% of 18 | |
| Terry Green | Judge | calsuperct | 18 | 2016–2025 | 33% of 18 | |
| Harden | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 18 | 1932–1935 | — | |
| Maria D. Hernandez | Judge | Orange County | 18 | 2015–2024 | 19% of 16 | |
| Seth R. Hoyt, Jr. | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 18 | 1953–1961 | — | |
| Joseph W. Hughes | Judge | Sacramento County | 18 | 1900–1912 | 33% of 12 | |
| Ira | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 18 | 1929–1932 | — | |
| Irving | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 18 | 1983–1990 | — |
| L. D. Jennings | Judge | San Diego County | 18 | 1925–1933 | 11% of 18 | |
| Michael J. Jurkovich | Judge | Madera County | 18 | 2020–2026 | 15% of 13 | |
| Robert M. Kawahara | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2016–2024 | 6% of 16 | |
| Thomas Kelly | F-- | Judge | Riverside County | 18 | 2013–2026 | 22% of 18 |
| Kimberly A. Knill | Judge | Orange County | 18 | 2024–2026 | 28% of 18 | |
| Renee Korn | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2020–2026 | 27% of 15 | |
| Robert H. Kroninger | Judge | Alameda County | 18 | 1967–1986 | 50% of 14 | |
| James LaPorte | Judge | Kings County | 18 | 2000–2026 | 38% of 13 | |
| Sandy N. Leal | Judge | Orange County | 18 | 2023–2026 | 6% of 17 | |
| Michael B. Lewis | Judge | Kern County | 18 | 2013–2018 | 12% of 16 | |
| Philbrick McCoy | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 1951–1967 | 20% of 15 | |
| J. J. Van Nostrand | Judge | IN AND FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO County | 18 | 1911–1945 | 40% of 15 | |
| Ralph Nunez | Judge | Fresno County | 18 | 1986–2016 | 36% of 14 | |
| Lynn D. Olson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2013–2024 | 43% of 14 | |
| Steff R. Padilla | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2013–2023 | 25% of 16 | |
| James Petrucelli | Judge | Fresno County | 18 | 2013–2021 | 12% of 16 | |
| Stanford E. Reichert | F++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 18 | 2013–2024 | 22% of 18 |
| E. W. Risley | Judge | Fresno County | 18 | 1900–1903 | — | |
| Luis A. Rodriguez | A++ | Judge | Orange County | 18 | 2013–2015 | 54% of 13 |
| Lisa C. Schall | B++ | Judge | San Diego County | 18 | 2013–2021 | 31% of 16 |
| Alan K. Schneider | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2016–2026 | 17% of 18 | |
| Otis Sterling III | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 18 | 2015–2026 | 22% of 18 |
| Lisa M. Strassner | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2022–2026 | 39% of 18 | |
| Linda Sun | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2022–2026 | 8% of 13 | |
| Thomas Tang | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 18 | 1978–1993 | — | |
| Chet L. Taylor | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 2016–2026 | 22% of 18 | |
| Carlos M. Teran | Judge | Los Angeles County | 18 | 1961–1979 | 43% of 14 |