A state trial court / Established 1963

Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino

A general-jurisdiction trial court in California.

The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino is a general-jurisdiction state trial court in California, where most civil and criminal cases are first heard. Its judges are chosen by gubernatorial appointment from a nominating commission, followed by retention elections, the method California uses for its judges. This page lists the judges on record for this court from our public-records source, current and former; trial-court coverage is partial.

148

Judges in history

Currently serving

Merit selection

Selection

12-yr

Term

Current judges

Judge	Since
Donna Marie Garza	1998
Tara Reilly	1998
Ingrid Adamson Uhler	1998
Arthur A. Harrison	2001
John Manuel Pacheco	2001
Katrina West	2001
Michael Ronald Libutti	2002
David Samuel Cohn	2003
Bryan Francis Foster	2003
Janet M. Frangie	2003
David A. Williams	2003
Jon David Ferguson	2005
Stanford Emil Reichert	2005
Teresa M. Bennett	2006
Steven Curtis Malone	2006
John David Mazurek	2006
William Jefferson Powell IV	2006
Stephan Gray Saleson	2006
Harold Thomas Wilson Jr.	2006
Colin J. Bilash	2007
Kyle S. Brodie	2007
Thomas Stephen Garza	2007
Cara Denise Hutson	2007
Steven Alan Mapes	2007
Dwight W. Moore	2007
Gilbert Glen Ochoa	2007
Annemarie G. Pace	2007
Elia V. Pirozzi	2007
Wilfred J. Schneider Jr.	2007
Gregory S. Tavill	2007
Miriam Ivy Morton	2008
Debra V. Harris	2009
Cheryl Carolyn Kersey	2009
Christopher Bradley Marshall	2009
Bridgid Moira McCann	2009
Lorenzo R. Balderrama	2010
Daniel Wood Detienne	2010
Alexander R. Martinez	2010
Richard Vernal Peel	2010
James Justin Hosking	2011
Lynn M. Poncin	2011
Pamela P. King	2012
Michael Anthony Knish	2012
Lily L. Sinfield	2012
Erin K. Alexander	2013
Khymberli S.Y. Apaloo	2013
Lisa Marie Rogan	2013
Corey G. Lee	2015
Steven James Singley	2015
Charles Joe Umeda	2015
Brian K. Stodghill	2016
Joel S. Agron	2017
Michael Arthur Camber	2017
Denise Trager Dvorak	2017
Michelle Henderson Gilleece	2017
Winston Sy Keh	2017
Antoine F. Raphael	2017
David E. Driscoll	2018
Christopher Stephen Pallone	2018
Jay Howard Robinson	2018
Stephanie Elizabeth Thornton-Harris	2018
Shannon Lee Faherty	2020

Former judges

Judge	Years
Ronald M. Christianson	2012–2012
Victor R. Stull	2011–2018
Barbara A. Buchholz	2010–2016
R. Glenn Yabuno	2010–2020
Robert J. Lemkau	2007–2010
Michael A. Sachs	2007–2021
Raymond L. III Haight	2005–2020
Marsha G. Slough	2003–2015
James Michael Welch	2002–2003
Donald R. Alvarez	2001–2004
Roberta McPeters	2001–2001
Gus James Skropos	2001–2005
Brian D. Saunders	1999–2016
Larry W. Allen	1998–2013
Kenneth Barr	1998–2014
Joan M. Borba	1998–2008
Joseph R. Brisco	1998–2015
Gerard S. Brown	1998–2017
Michael M. Dest	1998–2011
James M. Dorr	1998–2008
Douglas Elwell	1998–2012
W. Robert Fawke	1998–2011
Douglas Alan Fettel	1998–2006
Mary E. Fuller	1998–2016
Douglas N. Gericke	1998–2008
John R. Gibson	1998–2013
Thomas D. Glasser	1998–2007
Louis O. Glazier	1998–2002
J. Michael Gunn	1998–2009
Fred L., Jr. Heene	1998–2001
Sylvia L. Husing	1998–2003
Cynthia Ann Ludvigsen	1998–2017
John N. Martin	1998–2013
Phillip M. Morris	1998–2003
Peter H. Norell	1998–2006
Bert L. Swift	1998–2009
Raymond Paul Van Stockum	1998–2010
John P. Vander Feer	1998–2019
John P. Wade	1998–2009
Christopher J. Warner	1998–2010
Walter L. III Blackwell	1994–2004
Linda M. Wilde	1993–2010
Barry L. Plotkin	1991–2010
Stephen H. Ashworth	1990–2007
Stanley William Hodge	1990–1997
John W. Holmes	1990–1996
Paul M., Jr. Bryant	1989–2008
Frederick Anthony Mandabach	1989–2006
James McGuire	1989–2009
Craig S. Kamansky	1988–2006
George , Jr. Bruggeman	1987–1987
Joseph S. Johnston	1987–2002
J. Lewis Liesch	1987–1995
Michael A. Smith	1987–2010
James A. Edwards	1986–2003
Duane M. Lloyd	1986–1997
Donald E., Jr. Van Luven	1986–1995
A. Rex Victor	1986–2007
Dennis G. Cole	1985–2006
Art Wilkie McKinster	1985–1990
Rufus L. Yent	1985–2005
Carl E. Davis	1984–1994
Charles S. Havens	1984–1995
John W., Jr. Kennedy	1984–2000
Thomas M. Haldorsen	1983–1983
LeRoy A. Simmons	1981–1994
Ferdinand Francis Fernandez	1980–1985
Ben T. Kayashima	1980–2001
Bob N. Krug	1979–1998
Duke D. Rouse	1979–1990
Philip E. Schaefer	1979–1993
Charles Bierschbach	1977–1987
Donald R. Egan	1977–1990
William P. Hyde	1976–1994
John F. Ingro	1976–1996
Patrick J. Morris	1976–2006
Kenneth G., Jr. Ziebarth	1975–1991
Roy H. Chapman	1974–1987
Rex W. Cranmer	1974–1987
Clifton L. Allen	1973–1990
Don A. Turner	1971–1985
Richard C. Garner	1970–1985
J. Steve Williams	1969–1984
Joseph A. Katz	1966–1986
Wallace L. Taggart	1965–1978
Henry Milton Busch	1963–1979

How a judge reaches this court. Judges of the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino are appointed by the governor to 12-year terms and then face yes-or-no retention elections. Selection methods vary by jurisdiction and have changed over time; this page reflects the court’s current method (source: National Center for State Courts). Open any judge to see their tenure and whom they succeeded.

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project (bulk data); selection method from the National Center for State Courts. Data last verified 2026-06-30. Verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).