Benchwatch

Judges and agencies

Every judge, parole board and federal agency whose release decision appears in a Benchwatch case. Open a profile to see its cases.

Judges and agencies
25
Cases
25
Cases that ended in a killing
20
San Francisco Superior Court data
See 45 SF judges ranked by how often the people they released came back with a new case

Covers own-recognizance releases, mental health diversions and Penal Code 1385 dismissals since 2022, matched to the presiding judge and to any later case against the same defendant.

Alabama

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Circuit Court Judge
Pending Identification
Montgomery County Circuit Court
1 case, 1 killing

California

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Superior Court Judge (retired, sitting on assignment)
Hector E. Ramon
Santa Clara County Superior Court
1 case
Ross Mirkarimi (Sheriff at time)
San Francisco Sheriff
Ross Mirkarimi (Sheriff at time)
San Francisco Sheriff's Department
1 case

Colorado

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District Court Magistrate
Jill Sage
Larimer County, 8th Judicial District
1 case, 1 killing
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Judge
Pending Identification
Adams County District Court
1 case, 1 killing

Federal

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Federal immigration enforcement
U.S. Border Patrol (Arizona sector)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1 case, 1 killing
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Federal immigration enforcement
U.S. Border Patrol (El Paso sector)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1 case, 1 killing

Federal (Texas/New Mexico border)

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Federal immigration enforcement
U.S. Border Patrol (multiple encounters)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
1 case, 1 killing

Federal / Maryland

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Federal immigration enforcement
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE / Aberdeen Police Department
1 case, 1 killing

Florida

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Lee County Court / Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Multiple Lee County Judges (Pending Full Identification)
Lee County, Florida
1 case, 1 killing

Illinois

John Lyke Jr.
Circuit Court Judge
John Lyke Jr.
Cook County Circuit Court
1 case, 1 killing
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Various Cook County Judges
Multiple Cook County Judges (Pending Full Identification)
Cook County Circuit Court
1 case

New York

No photo
Various NYC Court Judges
Multiple NY Judges (Pending Full Identification)
Bronx / Queens Criminal Courts
1 case, 1 killing
No photo
Queens Criminal Court Judge
Pending Identification
Queens County Criminal Court
1 case, 1 killing
Robert Rosenthal
Criminal Court Judge
Robert Rosenthal
New York City Criminal Court (Manhattan)
1 case, 1 killing

New York / Georgia

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Multi-agency release
Pending Identification (NYC + Athens)
NYPD release without ICE detainer; Athens-Clarke County shoplifting release
1 case, 1 killing

North Carolina

Dorothy Hairston Mitchell
District Court Judge
Dorothy Hairston Mitchell
Durham County District Court (District 14)
1 case, 1 killing
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Magistrate Judge
Teresa Stokes
Mecklenburg County District Court
1 case, 1 killing

Ohio

Joy Kennedy
Municipal Court Judge
Joy Kennedy
Cleveland Municipal Court
1 case, 1 killing

Oklahoma

Susan Worthington
Special Judge
Susan Worthington
Payne County District Court
1 case

South Carolina

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Various SC Court Judges
Multiple SC Judges (Pending Full Identification)
Lexington / Richland County Courts
1 case, 1 killing
No photo
Charleston County General Sessions Judge
Pending Identification
Charleston County General Sessions Court
1 case, 1 killing

Texas

No photo
District Court Judge
Pending Identification
Harris County District Court
1 case, 1 killing

Washington

No photo
Various King County Court Judges
Multiple King County Judges (Pending Full Identification)
King County District / Superior Court
1 case

Wisconsin

Jessica Fehrenbach
Circuit Court Judge
Jessica Fehrenbach
Lincoln County Circuit Court
1 case, 1 killing