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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. E. Keeler | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1928–1929 | — | |
| Edward L. Kellas | Judge | Fresno County | 9 | 1951–1966 | — | |
| Kent M. Kellegrew | Judge | Ventura County | 9 | 2005–2013 | — | |
| Pamela Preston King | F- | Judge | San Bernardino County | 9 | 2015–2021 | — |
| Jack Komar | Judge | Santa Clara County | 9 | 1991–2021 | — | |
| Thomas Kongsgaard | Judge | Napa County | 9 | 1962–1995 | — | |
| Thomas Oliver LaVoy | A | Judge | San Diego County | 9 | 1991–2004 | — |
| Dennis Landin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2013–2023 | — | |
| Richard Allen Lavine | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1986–1994 | — | |
| Leayy | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 9 | 1988–2016 | — | |
| Linda K. Lefkowitz | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2003–2014 | — | |
| Donna Levin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2013–2014 | — | |
| Leslie W. Light | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1975–2001 | — | |
| Byron F. Lindsley | Judge | San Diego County | 9 | 1963–1977 | — | |
| Joseph M. Lipner | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2021–2026 | — | |
| Thomas James Lo | Judge | Orange County | 9 | 2022–2026 | — | |
| John Locke | Judge | Tulare County | 9 | 1964–1973 | — | |
| Cynthia L. Loo | Commissioner | Kern County | 9 | 2021–2025 | — | |
| Campbell M. Lucas | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1973–1982 | — | |
| Sylwia Luttrell | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 9 | 2022–2025 | — |
| Frank J. Mackin | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1963–1970 | — | |
| William P. Mahedy | Judge | San Diego County | 9 | 1958–1973 | — | |
| Lindsey E. Martinez | Judge | Orange County | 9 | 2023–2025 | — | |
| Veronica S. McBeth | Retired judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2013–2015 | — | |
| McCARTY | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 9 | 1987–1990 | — | |
| Judith McConnell | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 9 | 1979–2002 | — |
| Winton McKibben | Judge | Alameda County | 9 | 1978–1987 | — | |
| Thomas I. McKnew | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1997–2015 | — | |
| McWILLIAMS | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 9 | 1942–1943 | — | |
| Twain Michelsen | Judge | City and County of San Francisco and from orders of the trial court | 9 | 1950–1960 | — | |
| Edward P. Moffat II | Judge | Madera County | 9 | 1990–2013 | — | |
| John B. Molinari | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 9 | 1952–1964 | — | |
| Edward Molkenbuhr | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 9 | 1953–1970 | — | |
| John D. Molloy | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 9 | 1997–2022 | — | |
| Charles C. Montgomery | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1930–1933 | — | |
| Jean Morony | Judge | Butte County | 9 | 1964–1971 | — | |
| Christopher S. Morris | D- | Judge | San Diego County | 9 | 2025–2026 | — |
| Loyd H. Mulkey, Jr. | Judge | Butte County | 9 | 1983–1995 | — | |
| Lucia J. Murillo | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2024–2026 | — | |
| Richard E. Naranjo | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2013–2015 | — | |
| Isaac Pacht | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1933–1934 | — | |
| Julie A. Palafox | Judge | Orange County | 9 | 2019–2026 | — | |
| Pamela M. Parker | A+ | Judge | San Diego County | 9 | 2014–2022 | — |
| Robert H. Patton | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 1963–1972 | — | |
| Brenda Penny | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2013–2026 | — | |
| Brenda J. Penny | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2013–2026 | — | |
| Gilbert B. Perry | Judge | Santa Cruz County | 9 | 1955–1973 | — | |
| Stephen Pfahler | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2013–2024 | — | |
| Burt Pines | A++ | Judge | Los Angeles County | 9 | 2007–2021 | — |
| Plaintiff | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 9 | 1945–2005 | — |