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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gale E. Kaneshiro | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 5 | 1995–2015 | — |
| Craig Karlan | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2013–2023 | — | |
| Karlton | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 1978–1979 | — | |
| Sidney W. Kaufman | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 1960–1976 | — | |
| Shelley Kaufman | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2015–2023 | — | |
| Kebbigan | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 1907–1920 | — | |
| William B. Keene | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 1973–1974 | — | |
| C. Virginia Keeny | Judge | calsuperct | 5 | 2014–2021 | — | |
| Virginia C. Keeny | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2020–2026 | — | |
| Keetch | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 1928–1929 | — | |
| Haig Kehiayan | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 1993–2002 | — | |
| James Kelley | Judge | Fresno County | 5 | 2014–2026 | — | |
| Joseph P. Kelly | Judge | Santa Clara County | 5 | 1969–1979 | — | |
| F. A. Kelly | Judge | Lassen County | 5 | 1899–1906 | — | |
| John R. Kennedy | Judge | Santa Clara County | 5 | 1978–1986 | — | |
| Frank S. Kim | Judge | San Joaquin County | 5 | 1982–1989 | — | |
| Peter H. Kirwan | A++ | Judge | Santa Clara County | 5 | 2021–2024 | — |
| Kira L. Klatchko | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 2024–2025 | — | |
| Klaus | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 5 | 1973–1984 | — | |
| Steven Kleifield | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2013–2023 | — | |
| Jeffrey W. Korn | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2023–2026 | — | |
| Roger W. Krauel | A-- | Judge | San Diego County | 5 | 2006–2013 | — |
| Robert H. Kroninger | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 5 | 1980–1983 | — | |
| Kuhl | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 1999–1999 | — | |
| Sunil R. Kulkarni | A++ | Judge | Santa Clara County | 5 | 2022–2023 | — |
| Russell S. Kussman | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 2014–2015 | — | |
| Leonard J. LaCasse | Judge | Mendocino County | 5 | 2007–2024 | — | |
| Kimberlee Lagotta | B++ | Judge | San Diego County | 5 | 2014–2018 | — |
| Samuel L. Laidig | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 1980–1981 | — | |
| Daniel Lamborn | A+ | Judge | San Diego County | 5 | 2015–2023 | — |
| Barbara A. Lane | Judge | calsuperct | 5 | 1992–2021 | — | |
| Donald R. Langford | Judge | Siskiyou County | 5 | 2016–2018 | — | |
| Dean C. Lauritzen | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 5 | 1980–1981 | — | |
| Michelle Lauron | Judge | San Bernardino County | 5 | 2026–2026 | — | |
| Thomas J. Ledwich | Judge | Alameda County | 5 | 1950–1965 | — | |
| Lefkow | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 5 | 2015–2015 | — | |
| Mervin C. Lernhart | Judge | Yolo County | 5 | 1944–1949 | — | |
| Michael Levanas | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2014–2016 | — | |
| John R. Lewis | Judge | Sacramento County | 5 | 1996–2004 | — | |
| Kathleen Lewis | F-- | Judge | San Diego County | 5 | 2015–2022 | — |
| Katherine E. Lewis | Judge | Orange County | 5 | 2020–2022 | — | |
| Terrance T. Lewis | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2023–2025 | — | |
| Ling | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 5 | 1946–1959 | — |
| Joe O. Littlejohn | A-- | Judge | Riverside County | 5 | 2013–2015 | — |
| Paul C. Lo | Judge | Merced County | 5 | 2021–2026 | — | |
| George Lomeli | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2015–2026 | — | |
| James L. Long | Judge | Sacramento County | 5 | 1990–2006 | — | |
| Lloyd C. Loomis | Commissioner | Los Angeles County | 5 | 2013–2016 | — | |
| Fiorenzo V. Lopardo | F-- | Judge | San Diego County | 5 | 1976–1986 | — |
| Robert B. Lopez | Judge | Los Angeles County | 5 | 1977–1989 | — |