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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald E. Klar | Temporary judge | Orange County | 4 | 2014–2015 | — | |
| Steven J. Kleifeld | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2014–2022 | — | |
| John P. Knauf | Judge | San Bernardino County | 4 | 1967–1971 | — | |
| Joshua Andrew Knight | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 4 | 2023–2026 | — |
| Carol S. Koppel | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2007–2014 | — | |
| Maryann D’Addezio Kotler | C+ | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 2020–2024 | — |
| Ann L. Kough | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1999–2024 | — | |
| John Frederick Kraetzer | Judge | Siskiyou County | 4 | 1995–2009 | — | |
| Kramer | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 2000–2001 | — | |
| Neil A. Lake | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1976–1979 | — | |
| Brian J. Lamb | F-- | Judge | Inyo County | 4 | 2013–2016 | — |
| Melinda Lasater | F- | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 2015–2023 | — |
| J. K. Law | Judge | Madera County | 4 | 1899–1904 | — | |
| Leland J. Lazarus | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 4 | 1967–1986 | — | |
| John H. Leahy | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1993–1996 | — | |
| O’ Leary | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 2021–2024 | — | |
| Charles Lederer | Judge | Modoc County | 4 | 1970–1973 | — | |
| William S. Lee | Judge | Orange County | 4 | 1968–1971 | — | |
| Jayne C. Lee | Judge | San Joaquin County | 4 | 2022–2024 | — | |
| Caryl A. Lee | Judge | Orange County | 4 | 2014–2025 | — | |
| Curtis C. Legerton | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1916–1918 | — | |
| Maurice Leiter | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2021–2025 | — | |
| Frank A. Leonard | Judge | San Bernardino County | 4 | 1934–1942 | — | |
| Robert M. Letteau | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1986–2004 | — | |
| Arthur Lew | Judge | calsuperct | 4 | 2013–2015 | — | |
| Gerald J. Lewis | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 1979–1986 | — |
| Alan A. Lindsay | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1980–1980 | — | |
| Alan A. Lindsay | Judge | Alameda County | 4 | 1975–1982 | — | |
| Daniel Link | B+ | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 2022–2026 | — |
| Lipez | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 4 | 2015–2017 | — | |
| Elizabeth Lippitt | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2014–2021 | — | |
| Goodwin H. Liu | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 4 | 2013–2014 | — | |
| John E. Longinotti | Judge | Santa Clara County | 4 | 1977–1986 | — | |
| Roberto Longoria | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2016–2025 | — | |
| Ernest M. Lopez | Judge | Riverside County | 4 | 1980–1984 | — | |
| John D. Lord | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2009–2021 | — | |
| Kristi Lousteau | Temporary judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2014–2021 | — | |
| Carmen Luege | Temporary judge | Orange County | 4 | 2019–2023 | — | |
| William R. Lund, Jr. | Judge | Shasta County | 4 | 1984–2004 | — | |
| Luttrell | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1930–1930 | — | |
| W. G. Machetanz | Judge | Tulare County | 4 | 1953–1963 | — | |
| Robert D. Macomber | Judge | Riverside County | 4 | 1993–2009 | — | |
| G. Magno | F++ | Judge | Riverside County | 4 | 2025–2026 | — |
| Patrick J. Mahoney | Judge | City and County of San Francisco | 4 | 2005–2009 | — | |
| John H. Major | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 4 | 1964–2005 | — |
| James A. Malkus | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1981–1982 | — | |
| Alfred L. Margolis | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1980–1985 | — | |
| Sandra Lynn Margulies | Judge | Alameda County | 4 | 1996–1998 | — | |
| Marc Marmaro | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2013–2020 | — | |
| Marc R. Marmaro | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2016–2021 | — |