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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 338 | 1981–2018 | — | |
| Mark B. Simons | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 334 | 1995–2026 | — | |
| Miguel Marquez | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 333 | 1987–2017 | — | |
| Crail | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 332 | 1928–1939 | — | |
| Sheila P. Sonenshine | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 331 | 1983–1999 | — | |
| Kane | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 329 | 1971–2025 | — | |
| Robert M. Mallano | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 326 | 1999–2014 | — | |
| Shama H. Mesiwala | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 322 | 2023–2026 | — | |
| Parker | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 321 | 1927–2017 | — | |
| Kim M. Wardlaw | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 320 | 2000–2018 | — | |
| Fred R. Pierce | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 313 | 1961–1974 | — | |
| Vanclief | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 313 | 1889–1898 | — | |
| Poche | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 311 | 1979–2000 | — | |
| James M. Troutt | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 311 | 1899–1930 | 30% of 216 | |
| Thomas E. Hollenhorst | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 310 | 1988–2017 | — | |
| Bishop | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 308 | 1929–1968 | — | |
| Myron James Lorenz | D++ | District judge | casd | 308 | 2018–2026 | — |
| John J. Ford | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 307 | 1959–1982 | — | |
| Fleet | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 304 | 1894–1898 | — | |
| Terence L. Bruiniers | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 302 | 2006–2018 | — | |
| Wright | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 300 | 1911–1991 | — | |
| John Hunt | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 297 | 1899–1924 | 31% of 181 | |
| Sidney Feinberg | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 295 | 1977–2026 | — | |
| Jennings | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 294 | 1931–1938 | — | |
| Hayne | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 293 | 1887–1891 | — | |
| William C. Ryan | Judge | calsuperct | 291 | 2008–2026 | 23% of 268 | |
| Peter J. Siggins | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 290 | 2006–2025 | — | |
| Barry T. Moskowitz | D-- | District judge | Southern District of California County | 289 | 1997–2026 | 15% of 73 |
| James R. Agee | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 288 | 1951–1970 | — | |
| Frank G. Finlayson | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 283 | 1915–1926 | — | |
| Karen S. Crawford | Magistrate judge | Southern District of California County | 280 | 2016–2026 | — | |
| Barry G. Silverman | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 280 | 1999–2017 | — | |
| Vincent A. Whelan | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 279 | 1965–2019 | — |
| Harry Pregerson | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 274 | 1980–2017 | — | |
| Arthur G. Scotland | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 272 | 1989–2011 | — | |
| William P. Lawlor | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 271 | 1915–1926 | — | |
| Jinsook Ohta | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 271 | 2022–2026 | 22% of 18 |
| Maria P. Rivera | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 271 | 2000–2018 | — | |
| William R. McGuiness | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 270 | 1996–2017 | — | |
| William A. Newsom, Jr. | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 267 | 1978–1995 | — | |
| Arthur C. Shepard | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 266 | 1950–1963 | — | |
| Rodney Davis | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 264 | 1962–2024 | — | |
| Shafter | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 262 | 1862–1868 | — | |
| Daniel R. Shoemaker | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 262 | 1960–1971 | — | |
| Consuelo M. Callahan | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 261 | 1997–2018 | — | |
| Crocker | F | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 260 | 1863–1991 | — |
| Stephen R. Reinhardt | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 260 | 1981–2018 | — | |
| George H. Cabaniss | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 257 | 1904–1934 | 36% of 218 | |
| James A. Cobey | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 257 | 1967–1982 | — | |
| Sakauye | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 257 | 2005–2019 | — |