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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
Jorge C. Hernandez A++ Judge Riverside County 16 2013–2026 33% of 15
David J. Hesseltine Judge Orange County 16 2023–2026 62% of 13
William H. Hunt A- Justice, Court of Appeal ca9 16 1910–1956 —
Nathan D. Ide Judge Tulare County 16 2016–2025 38% of 16
William F. James Judge Santa Clara County 16 1934–1964 27% of 15
Stephanie L. Jamieson Judge calsuperct 16 2024–2026 14% of 14
Jon N. Kapetan Judge Fresno County 16 2013–2024 17% of 12
Abraham Khan Judge calsuperct 16 2008–2015 36% of 14
Ronald P. Kreber Judge Orange County 16 2004–2016 33% of 15
James R. Lambden Judge Alameda County 16 1992–1996 30% of 10
J. M. Mannon Judge Mendocino County 16 1900–1906 42% of 12
William F. McDonald Judge Orange County 16 1989–2007 —
McNUTT Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 16 1933–1937 —
Henry A. Melvin Judge Alameda County 16 1904–1910 20% of 10
Russell L. Moore A++ Judge Riverside County 16 2020–2024 31% of 13
John Murphy Judge Los Angeles County 16 2013–2016 31% of 16
Leland C. Nielsen Judge San Diego County 16 1972–1998 18% of 11
Kathleen Parker Judge Los Angeles County 16 1967–1986 31% of 16
Charles S. Peery Judge City and County of San Francisco 16 1959–1981 40% of 15
Pinch Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 16 1923–1930 —
Oval Pirkey Judge Glenn County 16 1901–1907 —
Poliak Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 16 2008–2017 —
Robert E. Roberts Judge El Dorado County 16 1958–1975 57% of 14
Raymond R. Roberts Judge Los Angeles County 16 1968–1989 70% of 10
Ronald B. Robie Judge Sacramento County 16 1990–2003 18% of 11
Hugh Rose III Judge Stanislaus County 16 1982–2000 40% of 10
Ronald H. Rose Judge Los Angeles County 16 2013–2016 6% of 16
R. C. Rust Judge Amador County 16 1899–1911 —
Yvonne T. Sanchez Judge Los Angeles County 16 2013–2021 31% of 16
Milton D. Sapiro Judge City and County of San Francisco 16 1951–1960 12% of 16
Leon Savitch Judge Los Angeles County 16 1981–1992 18% of 11
Jeanne Schechter — Temporary judge Merced County 16 2020–2023 36% of 14
Harold W. Schweitzer Judge Los Angeles County 16 1951–1967 25% of 16
H. S. Shaffer Judge Merced Cunty County 16 1932–1949 7% of 15
Norm Shapiro Judge Los Angeles County 16 2014–2025 13% of 15
John Shea Judge Orange County 16 1955–1984 13% of 15
Charles A. Shurtleff Justice, Court of Appeal Supreme Court 16 1921–1922 —
Lily L. Sinfield Judge San Bernardino County 16 2014–2016 8% of 12
Singleton Justice, Court of Appeal ca9 16 2009–2016 —
Salvatore Sirna Judge calsuperct 16 2013–2025 21% of 14
Otto R. Skopil, Jr. Justice, Court of Appeal ca9 16 1980–2011 —
Charles W. Slack Judge City and County of San Francisco 16 1900–1905 —
Julie A. Swain Judge Orange County 16 2023–2026 44% of 16
David M. Szumowski F Judge San Diego County 16 2002–2016 19% of 16
Fred A. Treat Judge Monterey County 16 1925–1930 38% of 16
Howard B. Turrentine Judge San Diego County 16 1969–1998 15% of 13
Vickers Justice, Court of Appeal Court of Appeal 16 1942–1952 —
William G. Watson, Jr. Judge Humboldt County 16 1958–1979 57% of 14
Allen J. Webster Judge Los Angeles County 16 2006–2024 12% of 16
Joseph B. Widman F++ Judge San Bernardino County 16 2023–2026 25% of 12