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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 authored (every role)

  1. Peterson v. Mojdehi CA4/1 D085286 · 2026-09-29 · civil · reversed in part
  2. N.K. v. Palm Springs Unified School District CA4/1 D086336 · 2026-09-29 · civil · affirmed
  3. People v. Rose CA4/1 D086796 · 2026-09-28 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Figueroa CA4/1 D085098 · 2026-09-23 · criminal · affirmed
  5. Marriage of Pfaff CA4/1 D086904 · 2026-09-17 · family · reversed
  6. People v. Mercado CA4/1 D086865 · 2026-09-10 · criminal · reversed in part
  7. Marriage of Jessica L. and Sammer Z. D084336 · 2026-09-08 · family · reversed in part
  8. People v. Ayala CA4/1 D087899 · 2026-09-08 · criminal · affirmed
  9. In re D.H. CA4/1 D087410 · 2026-08-31 · dependency · affirmed
  10. People v. Powell CA4/1 D086278 · 2026-08-27 · criminal · affirmed
  11. Meza v. CoWorx Staffing Services CA4/1 D085734 · 2026-08-24 · civil · affirmed
  12. Marriage of Rebeca L. and Blaine L. CA4/1 D086924 · 2026-08-21 · family · affirmed
  13. People v. Dilmaghanian CA4/1 D085089 · 2026-08-18 · criminal · affirmed
  14. People v. Hernandez CA4/1 D085762 · 2026-08-18 · criminal · reversed
  15. Marriage of Jessica L. and Sammer Z. CA4/1 D084336 · 2026-08-18 · family · reversed in part
  16. People v. Howard CA4/1 D086556 · 2026-08-07 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Ainsworth CA4/1 D086237 · 2026-07-28 · criminal · affirmed
  18. Mourey v. Kobseff CA4/1 D086557 · 2026-07-20 · civil · affirmed
  19. People v. Young CA4/1 D085748 · 2026-07-16 · criminal · affirmed
  20. Salazar v. Astalos CA4/1 D086731 · 2026-07-13 · civil · reversed
  21. People v. Wilson CA4/1 D086044 · 2026-07-07 · criminal · affirmed
  22. People v. Rampal CA4/1 D085628 · 2026-07-06 · criminal · affirmed
  23. Adelanto Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Krause D086337 · 2026-07-06 · civil · modified
  24. In re R.G. CA4/1 D087480 · 2026-07-06 · dependency · reversed
  25. People v. Sanchez CA4/1 D086058 · 2026-07-02 · criminal · affirmed