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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis X. Marnell | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1970–1984 | — | |
| Simon Marootian | Judge | Fresno County | 4 | 1977–1980 | — | |
| Paul R. Martin | Judge | Mariposa County | 4 | 1987–2000 | — | |
| William F. Martin | Judge | Santa Clara County | 4 | 1992–2003 | — | |
| Laura J. Masunaga | Judge | Siskiyou County | 4 | 2016–2020 | — | |
| Jean E. Matusinka | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1996–2006 | — | |
| Peter J. McBrien | Judge | Sacramento County | 4 | 1990–2016 | — | |
| Hilton H. McCabe | Judge | Riverside County | 4 | 1957–1962 | — | |
| Brian McCabe | Judge | Merced County | 4 | 2021–2024 | — | |
| Sumako McCallum | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2025–2026 | — | |
| Brian McCarville | F-- | Judge | San Bernardino County | 4 | 2022–2025 | — |
| Alfred J. McCourtney | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1967–1972 | — | |
| Lilys McCoy | F- | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 2025–2026 | — |
| James E. McFetridge | Judge | Sacramento County | 4 | 2022–2023 | — | |
| William J. McGrath | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 2013–2016 | — |
| Robert G. McGrath | Judge | Contra Costa County | 4 | 1991–1997 | — | |
| Patti Jo McKay | Judge | calsuperct | 4 | 2014–2015 | — | |
| McKinstey | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 4 | 1877–1882 | — | |
| William A. McKinstry | Judge | Alameda County | 4 | 1992–1997 | — | |
| Thomas McKnew | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2013–2015 | — | |
| Sandra L. McLean | Judge | Butte County | 4 | 2013–2017 | — | |
| MeFARLAND | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 4 | 1897–1897 | — | |
| Peter Joseph Meeka | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2003–2013 | — | |
| Lloyd von der Mehden | Judge | Sonoma County | 4 | 1990–2014 | — | |
| John J. Merrick | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1984–1984 | — | |
| Shama Hakim Mesiwala | Judge | Sacramento County | 4 | 2019–2022 | — | |
| Robert K. Meyers | Judge | Tulare County | 4 | 1956–1962 | — | |
| Amalia Meza | C- | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 2019–2025 | — |
| Loren Miller, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1980–1997 | — | |
| David Milton | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2013–2014 | — | |
| Gordon L. Minder | Judge | Alameda County | 4 | 1972–1986 | — | |
| Paul Minerich | Judge | Orange County | 4 | 2024–2026 | — | |
| Raymond D. Mireles | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1989–1996 | — | |
| Daviann Mitchell | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2014–2025 | — | |
| James F. Moelk | Judge | Solano County | 4 | 1989–1996 | — | |
| Alpha L. Montgomery, Sr. | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 1982–1989 | — |
| Robert F. Moody | Judge | Monterey County | 4 | 2006–2021 | — | |
| Eileen Moore | Judge | Orange County | 4 | 1990–1997 | — | |
| R. A. Moore | Judge | Riverside County | 4 | 1933–1939 | — | |
| John P. Moran | Judge | Tulare County | 4 | 1990–2000 | — | |
| Edward Moreton, Jr. | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2020–2026 | — | |
| Jessica Morgan | A++ | Judge | San Bernardino County | 4 | 2025–2025 | — |
| Jean Morony | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1972–1982 | — | |
| John H. Moskowitz | Judge | Sonoma County | 4 | 1974–1977 | — | |
| Conrad J. Moss | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1968–1969 | — | |
| Motion | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 4 | 1860–1861 | — | |
| Gary S. Mullen | Judge | Sacramento County | 4 | 1994–2008 | — | |
| Marcus L. Mumford | Judge | Stanislaus County | 4 | 2023–2025 | — | |
| Mundt | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1966–1970 | — | |
| Daniel Murphy | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2015–2024 | — |