Ana L. Espana
Sitting now: Dept. J1, Juvenile (Presiding, Juvenile) (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
A--
79% — 34 of 43 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 18% of 312 graded judges
On the assumption that the model is right — qwen3.8-27b reads the court's own disposition right 70% of the time, graded on a curve: A is the top fifth of the judges graded under this model, F the bottom fifth; ++ / + / − / −− within the band. How the grade is made.
27cases reviewed on appeal
19%reversed, in whole or part, of 27 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 20 reversed in part 4 modified 2 reversed 1
Areas
criminal 16 dependency 7 delinquency 4
By year: 2014 9 · 2023 4 · 2015 4 · 2022 3 · 2024 2 · 2016 2 · 2021 1 · 2020 1 · 2018 1 ·
Analysis
51reviewed cases analysed
149rulings read
3rulings where the model disagrees with the court
7cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable
Counts of a model's readings across this judge's reviewed cases, each shown on its case page beside the court's disposition. Not a finding about the judge.