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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph P. Murphy, Jr. | Judge | Sonoma County | 4 | 1971–1981 | — | |
| Michael F. Murray | Judge | Orange County | 4 | 2020–2024 | — | |
| William J. Murray, Jr. | Judge | San Joaquin County | 4 | 1997–2009 | — | |
| Stanley Mussell | Judge | San Bernardino County | 4 | 1946–1950 | — | |
| Brett V. Myers | Commissioner | Kern County | 4 | 2025–2026 | — | |
| Valerie Navarro | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 4 | 2025–2026 | — |
| Richard C. Neal | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1994–1996 | — | |
| Irwin J. Nebron | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1983–1987 | — | |
| James F. Nelson | Judge | calsuperct | 4 | 1975–1994 | — | |
| Kim Nguyen | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2020–2021 | — | |
| Allen G. Norris | Judge | Alameda County | 4 | 1957–1961 | — | |
| Nouese | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1927–1955 | — | |
| Paul Nourse | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1952–1956 | — | |
| Rubiya Nur | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2020–2024 | — | |
| Thomas P. O'Donnell | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1951–1958 | — | |
| Lawrence J. O'Neill | Judge | Fresno County | 4 | 1991–2010 | — | |
| Timothy I. O'Reilly | Judge | San Luis Obispo County | 4 | 1961–1975 | — | |
| Sam Ohta | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 2015–2015 | — | |
| Oliver | Justice, Court of Appeal | Court of Appeal | 4 | 1979–2014 | — | |
| Robert M. Olson | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1975–1987 | — | |
| Charlotte J. Orcutt | Judge | San Joaquin County | 4 | 2009–2022 | — | |
| Michael B. Orfield | A++ | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 2003–2013 | — |
| Orrick | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 4 | 1980–2017 | — |
| Benny C. Osorio | Judge | calsuperct | 4 | 2013–2021 | — | |
| F. F. Oster | Judge | Inyo County | 4 | 1906–1912 | — | |
| Annemarie Pace | F-- | Judge | San Bernardino County | 4 | 2013–2024 | — |
| Yvette Palazuelos | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 2014–2023 | — | |
| Christine V. Pate | F++ | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 1991–2022 | — |
| Pateeson | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 4 | 1887–1894 | — | |
| Richard E. Patton | Judge | Colusa County | 4 | 1966–1987 | — | |
| C. A. Paulsen | Judge | Shasta County | 4 | 1939–1961 | — | |
| Noelle Pebet | Commissioner | Fresno County | 4 | 2025–2026 | — | |
| Robert F. Peckham | Judge | Santa Clara County | 4 | 1962–1969 | — | |
| Don D. Penner | Judge | Fresno County | 4 | 2013–2020 | — | |
| Alfred P. Peracca | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1961–1967 | — | |
| Alan G. Perkins | Judge | Sacramento County | 4 | 2009–2020 | — | |
| Frank S. Petersen | Judge | Lake County | 4 | 1978–1995 | — | |
| Thomas A. Peterson | A++ | Judge | Riverside County | 4 | 2015–2016 | — |
| Petitioner | Justice, Court of Appeal | Supreme Court | 4 | 1905–2002 | — | |
| Rosemary Pfeiffer | Temporary judge | San Mateo County | 4 | 1990–2003 | — | |
| William H. Phelps | Judge | Shasta County | 4 | 1980–1986 | — | |
| Florence T. Pickard | Judge | Los Angeles County | 4 | 1992–1998 | — | |
| Roger T. Picquet | Judge | calsuperct | 4 | 2004–2021 | — | |
| Frank Piombo | Judge | San Mateo County | 4 | 1976–1991 | — | |
| Gregory Pollack | C+ | Judge | San Diego County | 4 | 2022–2025 | — |
| William G. Polley | Judge | Tuolumne County | 4 | 1994–2014 | — | |
| Lynn Poncin | Judge | calsuperct | 4 | 2016–2025 | — | |
| Ponsor | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 4 | 2015–2016 | — | |
| James H. Poole | Retired judge | Orange County | 4 | 2010–2021 | — | |
| Powell | A- | Justice, Court of Appeal | ca9 | 4 | 1960–1970 | — |