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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey S. White | F-- | District judge | Northern District of California County | 11 | 2022–2026 | — |
| Burnett Wolfson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 11 | 1957–1963 | 36% of 11 | |
| Woodward | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 11 | 1932–1935 | — | |
| Jerry C. Yang | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 11 | 2025–2026 | 9% of 11 |
| Geanene M. Yriarte | Judge | Los Angeles County | 11 | 2013–2024 | 0% of 10 | |
| Van Zante | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 11 | 1933–1933 | — | |
| John Zebrowski | Judge | Los Angeles County | 11 | 1985–1993 | — | |
| <italic>pro tem.</italic> — | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 10 | 1916–1921 | — | |
| Stephen P. Acquisto | Judge | Sacramento County | 10 | 2021–2026 | 40% of 10 | |
| Rashida A. Adams | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 2020–2021 | 20% of 10 | |
| Frederick P. Aguirre | Judge | Orange County | 10 | 2014–2018 | — | |
| Ann L. Aiken | A- | District judge | District of Oregon County | 10 | 2010–2023 | — |
| James A. Albracht | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 1983–2004 | — | |
| Walter C. Allen | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 1956–1970 | — | |
| Diane B. Altamirano | F-- | Judge | calsuperct | 10 | 2013–2024 | — |
| Kenneth Andreen | Judge | Fresno County | 10 | 1965–2009 | — | |
| Jason Armand | F-- | Judge | Riverside County | 10 | 2024–2026 | 0% of 10 |
| Nancy Ashley | Judge | Stanislaus County | 10 | 2014–2022 | — | |
| Bernard C. Barmann | Judge | calsuperct | 10 | 2022–2026 | — | |
| George C. Barrett | Judge | Merced County | 10 | 1979–1991 | — | |
| William P. Barry | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 2014–2021 | 20% of 10 | |
| Wendy M. Behan | A | Judge | San Diego County | 10 | 2022–2026 | 10% of 10 |
| Stephen E. Benson | Judge | Butte County | 10 | 2006–2026 | 30% of 10 | |
| Michael Berg | Temporary judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 1973–1996 | — | |
| Gary G. Bischoff | Temporary judge | Orange County | 10 | 2008–2016 | — | |
| Gary Bischoff | Temporary judge | Orange County | 10 | 2013–2016 | — | |
| Paul G. Breckenridge, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 1969–1991 | — | |
| Brooks | A- | District judge | casd | 10 | 1994–2014 | — |
| Desiree A. Bruce-Lyle | C | Judge | San Diego County | 10 | 2013–2023 | — |
| Louis H. Burke | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 1955–1981 | — | |
| Carlos A. Cabrera | Judge | Fresno County | 10 | 2014–2023 | — | |
| A. Dennis Caeton | Judge | Fresno County | 10 | 1982–1993 | 0% of 10 | |
| Walter Carpeneti | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 10 | 1957–1965 | 20% of 10 | |
| David O. Carter | Judge | Orange County | 10 | 1988–2026 | — | |
| Chen | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 10 | 2003–2017 | — | |
| Circuit' | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 10 | 1935–2016 | — | |
| Charles Q. Clay | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 2023–2026 | — | |
| Cogan | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 10 | 2011–2014 | — | |
| M. Conley | Judge | Madera County | 10 | 1907–1921 | — | |
| Chris R. Conway | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 10 | 1941–1993 | — | |
| Robert W. Conyers | Judge | San Diego County | 10 | 1961–1980 | — | |
| Huey P. Cotton, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 2013–2025 | 20% of 10 | |
| Couet | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 10 | 1875–1890 | — | |
| James A. Cox | Judge | Riverside County | 10 | 2009–2016 | — | |
| Melvyn I. Cronin | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 10 | 1946–1972 | — | |
| Stephanie Davis | Judge | calsuperct | 10 | 2021–2026 | — | |
| Thomas A. Delaney | Judge | Orange County | 10 | 2018–2022 | 0% of 10 | |
| Bruce W. Dodds | Judge | Santa Barbara County | 10 | 1979–1995 | — | |
| Lewis Drucker | Judge | Los Angeles County | 10 | 1956–1966 | 10% of 10 | |
| Laura E. Duffy | F- | Judge | San Diego County | 10 | 2021–2026 | 10% of 10 |