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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas F. Crosby, Jr. | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 256 | 1983–2001 | — | |
| Manuel A. Ramirez | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 256 | 1991–2026 | — | |
| Anderson | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 255 | 1852–1997 | — | |
| Cantil | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 255 | 2005–2019 | — | |
| Edwin J. Regan | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 255 | 1965–1987 | — | |
| Sprague | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 255 | 1868–1874 | — | |
| Thomas | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 255 | 1919–2017 | — | |
| Cynthia C. Lie | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 251 | 2021–2026 | — | |
| Keith F. Sparks | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 250 | 1950–1998 | — | |
| Allen Broussard | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 249 | 1977–1991 | — | |
| Art W. McKinster | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 249 | 1991–2024 | — | |
| Robert O. Staniforth | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 249 | 1977–1993 | — |
| Cj Goodell | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 248 | 1929–1953 | — | |
| Steven C. Suzukawa | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 247 | 1992–2014 | — | |
| Richard R. Clifton | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 246 | 2004–2017 | — | |
| H. Z. Austin | Judge | Fresno County | 244 | 1897–1943 | 30% of 162 | |
| Daniel J. Kremer | B+ | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 243 | 1985–2003 | — |
| Warne | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 241 | 1927–1966 | — | |
| Carlos R. Moreno | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 240 | 2002–2011 | — | |
| Edward Leavy | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 238 | 1987–2018 | — | |
| Edward J. Wallin | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 236 | 1983–2000 | — | |
| Richard A. Paez | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 235 | 1983–2018 | — | |
| Charles Monroe | Judge | Los Angeles County | 234 | 1906–1929 | 30% of 172 | |
| Stephen K. Tamura | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 233 | 1966–1982 | — | |
| Zerne P. Haning III | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 232 | 1983–2000 | — | |
| Robert W. Merrill | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 230 | 1960–1999 | — | |
| Orville A. Armstrong | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 229 | 1993–2013 | — | |
| John T. Racanelli | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 229 | 1977–1991 | — | |
| Allison M. Rouse | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 227 | 1971–1992 | — | |
| George H. Buck | Judge | San Mateo County | 224 | 1900–1934 | 28% of 194 | |
| Susan Graber | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 224 | 2000–2018 | — | |
| Norton | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 224 | 1862–1930 | — | |
| Grodin | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 223 | 1979–1987 | — | |
| Michael A. Smith | D++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 223 | 2007–2026 | 16% of 219 |
| Franklin J. Cole | Judge | Imperial County | 222 | 1909–1931 | 45% of 177 | |
| Stephen S. Trott | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 221 | 1989–2018 | — | |
| Armen Tamzarian | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 220 | 2022–2026 | — | |
| Haerle | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 219 | 1994–2014 | — | |
| Steven M. Vartabedian | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 219 | 1986–2010 | — | |
| Arabian | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 218 | 1984–1996 | — | |
| Jill L. Burkhardt | Magistrate judge | Southern District of California County | 218 | 2019–2026 | — | |
| Jay S. Bybee | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 217 | 2003–2018 | — | |
| Van Dyke | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 215 | 1899–1965 | — | |
| Tuttle | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 215 | 1928–1985 | — | |
| Gargano | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 214 | 1966–1978 | — | |
| Gene M. Gomes | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 214 | 1982–2018 | — | |
| Frank J. Murasky | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 212 | 1900–1932 | 26% of 142 | |
| Peter J. Shields | Judge | Sacramento County | 212 | 1901–1948 | 22% of 180 | |
| Richard C. Tallman | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 211 | 2001–2018 | — | |
| E. N. Rector | Judge | Merced County | 210 | 1901–1940 | 26% of 175 |