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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 sat on (every role)

  1. Evans v. Adderley CA4/1 D085355 · 2026-04-21 · civil · affirmed
  2. McMurtry v. Cal. Highway Patrol CA4/1 D087165 · 2026-04-20 · civil · reversed
  3. In re A.G. CA4/1 D087317 · 2026-04-16 · dependency · affirmed
  4. People v. Garcia CA4/1 D087615 · 2026-04-15 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Urrutia CA4/1 D085707 · 2026-04-15 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Macias CA4/1 D085448 · 2026-04-14 · criminal · affirmed
  7. People v. Delacruz CA4/1 D085372 · 2026-04-10 · criminal · modified
  8. People v. Lewis CA4/1 D085332 · 2026-04-10 · criminal · affirmed
  9. In re D.M. CA4/1 D085043 · 2026-04-09 · delinquency · affirmed
  10. Gonzalez v. Community Mortuary D084738 · 2026-04-08 · civil · reversed in part
  11. In re Charles B. CA4/1 D085672 · 2026-04-02 · delinquency · affirmed
  12. General Dynamics NASSCO v. Cal. OSHA Board CA4/1 D085662 · 2026-04-02 · civil · affirmed
  13. People v. Roberts CA4/1 D086830 · 2026-03-27 · criminal · affirmed
  14. In re L.H. CA4/1 D086696 · 2026-03-27 · dependency · affirmed
  15. People v. Bontemps CA4/1 D084635 · 2026-03-27 · criminal · affirmed
  16. In re E.G. CA4/1 D086740 · 2026-03-26 · dependency · affirmed
  17. In re B.A. CA4/1 D086948 · 2026-03-25 · dependency · reversed
  18. People v. Pswatai CA4/1 D086043 · 2026-03-24 · criminal · affirmed
  19. Gonzales v. Armijo CA4/1 D085711 · 2026-03-20 · probate · affirmed
  20. People v. Lopez CA4/1 D085550M · 2026-03-19 · criminal · reversed
  21. People v. Banks CA4/1 D085817 · 2026-03-10 · criminal · affirmed
  22. People v. Tindall CA4/1 D087152 · 2026-03-05 · criminal · affirmed
  23. People v. Hill CA4/1 D083487 · 2026-02-27 · criminal · reversed in part
  24. Hyde v. The Grove La Mesa CA4/1 D085362 · 2026-02-26 · civil · affirmed
  25. People v. Lopez CA4/1 D085550 · 2026-02-26 · criminal · reversed