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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur F. Downs | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1930–1934 | 8% of 12 | |
| John P. Farrell | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1995–2021 | 30% of 10 | |
| W. F. Fitzgerald | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1901–1905 | — | |
| James Timothy Ford | Judge | Sacramento County | 12 | 1986–2001 | 30% of 10 | |
| Harry Jay Ford III | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2015–2026 | 25% of 12 | |
| W. Turney Fox | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1933–1952 | 33% of 12 | |
| William Frederickson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1930–1933 | 10% of 10 | |
| Leonard Goldstein | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 12 | 1959–1984 | — | |
| Abraham Gorenfeld | Temporary judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1975–1996 | — | |
| Lesley C. Green | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2013–2019 | 17% of 12 | |
| Charles E. Haas | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1930–1953 | 17% of 12 | |
| Howard L. Halm | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2016–2019 | 75% of 12 | |
| Bert E. Haney | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 12 | 1937–1943 | — | |
| Henning | F-- | District judge | casd | 12 | 1925–1929 | — |
| Margaret Henry | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2013–2020 | 50% of 10 | |
| Carl B. Hilliard | Judge | San Bernardino County | 12 | 1950–1968 | 42% of 12 | |
| Vickie L. Hix | Temporary judge | Orange County | 12 | 2013–2016 | 42% of 12 | |
| Dallas Holmes | Retired judge | Riverside County | 12 | 2001–2016 | 45% of 11 | |
| H. Chester Horn, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2013–2025 | 18% of 11 | |
| Mary Thornton House | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2007–2017 | 33% of 12 | |
| Shirley M. Hufstedler | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1964–1968 | 50% of 12 | |
| Jack P. Hunt | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2013–2016 | 18% of 11 | |
| Harry L. Hupp | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1974–1983 | — | |
| Lon F. Hurwitz | Judge | Orange County | 12 | 2014–2025 | — | |
| C. Robert Jameson | Judge | Orange County | 12 | 1989–2007 | — | |
| Michael Jesic | Judge | calsuperct | 12 | 2013–2026 | 55% of 11 | |
| Thomas T. Johnson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1975–1988 | — | |
| Joseph L. Joy | Judge | Fresno County | 12 | 1963–1983 | 20% of 10 | |
| Katz | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 12 | 1965–2005 | — | |
| Steven M. Katz | Judge | Kern County | 12 | 2014–2023 | 0% of 11 | |
| Clarence L. Kincaid | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1935–1963 | 42% of 12 | |
| George R. Kirk | Judge | Imperial County | 12 | 1964–1982 | — | |
| Clifford Klein | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2013–2025 | 17% of 12 | |
| Lee | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 12 | 2001–2024 | — | |
| Colin P. Leis | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2019–2026 | 8% of 12 | |
| Monica Lepe-Negrete | D++ | Judge | Imperial County | 12 | 2020–2026 | 33% of 12 |
| Kurt J. Lewin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1989–2009 | 20% of 10 | |
| Patrick Marlette | Judge | Sacramento County | 12 | 2003–2024 | — | |
| Maxey | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 12 | 1935–1938 | — | |
| Thomas S. McConville | Judge | Orange County | 12 | 2023–2026 | 27% of 11 | |
| Kevin W. Midlam | B- | Judge | San Diego County | 12 | 1990–1997 | — |
| Wayne R. Millington | Judge | San Mateo County | 12 | 1960–1970 | 55% of 11 | |
| Archie D. Mitchell | Judge | San Bernardino County | 12 | 1950–1967 | 18% of 11 | |
| Mark Mooney | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 2013–2017 | 25% of 12 | |
| Charles H. Older | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1970–1985 | — | |
| Alfred E. Paonessa | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1942–1962 | 33% of 12 | |
| H. N. Papadakis | Judge | Tulare County | 12 | 2014–2021 | 36% of 11 | |
| Milo Popovich | Judge | Fresno County | 12 | 1954–1984 | 18% of 11 | |
| C. A. Raker | Judge | Los Angeles County | 12 | 1913–1922 | — | |
| Sheridan E. Reed | D- | Judge | San Diego County | 12 | 1984–2005 | — |