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Buchanan

Justice, Court of Appeal · California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One · 2022–2026

D+
98% — 360.0 of 368 opinions sound, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 65% of 80 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.

397opinions authored
1,124panels sat on (not as author)

Analysis

No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.

Cases

  1. Elasali v. Regents of the U. of Cal. CA4/1 D084363 · 2026-01-20 · civil · affirmed
  2. B.People v. A.Z. CA4/1 D085310 · 2026-01-20 · civil · affirmed
  3. People v. Gonzalez CA4/1 D085003 · 2026-01-20 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Myrick CA4/1 D085127 · 2026-01-15 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Hillard CA4/1 D083925 · 2026-01-14 · criminal · dismissed
  6. Zappala v. Government Employees Ins. Co. CA4/1 D084973 · 2026-01-08 · civil · affirmed
  7. People v. Santiago CA4/1 D085214 · 2026-01-07 · criminal · affirmed
  8. Barboza v. Sherman CA4/1 D085289 · 2025-12-26 · family · reversed
  9. Marriage of Zayas-Alvarez and Alvarez-Cabanillas CA4/1 D085337 · 2025-12-23 · family · dismissed
  10. Marriage of Zayas-Alvarez and Alvarez-Cabanillas CA4/1 D086065 · 2025-12-23 · family · affirmed
  11. People v. Vanzandt CA4/1 D085138 · 2025-12-23 · criminal · affirmed
  12. People v. Ramirez CA4/1 D084804 · 2025-12-22 · criminal · reversed in part
  13. People v. Wilburn CA4/1 D084186 · 2025-12-22 · criminal · affirmed
  14. People v. English CA4/1 D083942 · 2025-12-19 · criminal · reversed
  15. Gary S. v. Alexis B. CA4/1 D084497 · 2025-12-18 · family · affirmed
  16. People v. Meyers CA4/1 D085404 · 2025-12-18 · criminal · modified
  17. People v. Motsenbocker CA4/1 D084913 · 2025-12-18 · criminal · affirmed
  18. People v. Hampton CA4/1 D085923 · 2025-12-05 · criminal · affirmed
  19. Selker v. Xcentric Ventures CA4/1 D084428 · 2025-12-05 · civil · affirmed
  20. Rodriguez v. WNT, Inc. D084642 · 2025-12-04 · civil · affirmed
  21. People v. Bisbee CA4/1 D083884 · 2025-12-03 · criminal · modified
  22. People v. Corona CA4/1 D084413 · 2025-12-02 · criminal · reversed in part
  23. Arroyo v. Pacific Ridge Neighborhood Homeowners Assn. D084293 · 2025-12-02 · civil · reversed
  24. People v. Rojas CA4/1 D084251 · 2025-11-26 · criminal · affirmed
  25. People v. Gallardo D084845 · 2025-11-26 · criminal · affirmed