Katherine E. Lewis
Judge of the Superior Court, Orange County
insufficient Left–Right record (FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label): Insufficient public record. Insufficient public record for a left/right lean. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Judge matrix ThinNot enough public cites yet
Cite-only multi-axis Soft. FairPAC assessment — not an official court label. Evidence depth: Thin. Legacy letter alias: C (transitional only). How the matrix works.
- 1 · Role fidelity
- Thin · Thin
Role theory not sourced from published method statements yet. - 2 · Judicial craft
- Thin · Thin
Craft axis not separately sourced yet. - 3 · Rights & liberty
- Thin · Thin
No sourced liberty-axis pattern attached yet. - 4 · Public safety
- Thin · Thin
No sourced safety-axis pattern attached yet. - 5 · Separation of powers
- Thin · Thin
No sourced separation-of-powers pattern attached yet. - 6 · Ethics & fitness
- No public discipline on file · N/A
Absence of attached public CJP discipline is not a purity claim.
Research status: grades use public cites only; thin records stay C until sourced. How we research.
- Court
- Superior Court
- Office
- Judge of the Superior Court, Orange County
- District / seat
- Orange County Superior Court
- County
- Orange County
- Appellate district
- District 4
- Election
- unknown
- Composite
- ThinNot enough public cites yet Researchable but unsourced — default until cites land. Alias of legacy C when thin.
- Legacy letter
- C Mixed / thin record (alias only)
- Record lean
- insufficient
Voting / case record
Voting / case record: limited public data
California published opinions · CJP decisions
About this listing
Sitting judge listing sourced from the Orange County Superior Court public judicial directory (pack scrape 2026-09-24; roster deepen 2026-09-25). Not necessarily on the Nov 3 2026 ballot.
Deep dive Thin
Cite-only career / advocacy Soft profile. FairPAC / Wake the Bench assessment — not an official court label.
Background
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Education
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Prior professional work
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Advocacy / public roles
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Appointment / elevation
Not yet sourced — researchable.
Cite-only. We never invent career history or advocacy.
Why this grade — metrics
- cjp_public_discipline (high): none_attached_in_pack — No public CJP discipline record attached for this judge in this build. link
Public discipline (CJP)
Check the Commission on Judicial Performance before relying on any grade. We do not invent findings.
cjp.ca.gov decisions by judges
Sources
- Public judicial officers / assignments directory · 2026-09-24 — source
- Commission on Judicial Performance — public decisions
- Grade methodology — methodology.html