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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. People v. Reeves CA4/1 D086695 · 2026-09-24 · criminal · reversed in part
  2. People v. Copeland CA4/1 D085239 · 2026-09-23 · criminal · affirmed
  3. Melendez v. Stater Bros. Markets CA4/1 D086334 · 2026-09-22 · civil · affirmed
  4. T McGee Electric v. FH II Homebuilders CA4/1 D088372 · 2026-09-22 · civil · reversed in part
  5. People v. Bloomberg CA4/1 D086279 · 2026-09-18 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Gonzalez CA4/1 D085130 · 2026-09-18 · criminal · affirmed
  7. People v. Abulaban CA4/1 D084983 · 2026-09-17 · criminal · affirmed
  8. In re M.R. CA4/1 D087823 · 2026-09-15 · dependency · affirmed
  9. In re A.J. CA4/1 D087995 · 2026-09-11 · dependency · affirmed
  10. In re M.I. CA4/1 D088107 · 2026-09-11 · dependency · affirmed
  11. People v. Neeley CA4/1 D087607 · 2026-09-11 · criminal · affirmed
  12. People v. Arthur CA4/1 D087819 · 2026-09-10 · criminal · affirmed
  13. Regents of the U. of Cal. v. Murphy CA4/1 D084092 · 2026-09-10 · civil · reversed in part
  14. Marriage of Cervantes and Rodriguez CA4/1 D087798 · 2026-09-01 · family · affirmed
  15. People v. Romero CA4/1 D086621 · 2026-08-31 · criminal · affirmed
  16. People v. Broadey CA4/1 D086339 · 2026-08-28 · criminal · affirmed
  17. Hickenbottom v. Medical Solutions D086542 · 2026-08-26 · civil · dismissed
  18. People v. Luna CA4/1 D085699 · 2026-08-26 · criminal · affirmed
  19. Amini v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles CA4/1 D085964 · 2026-08-25 · civil · reversed in part
  20. In re N.S. CA4/1 D087765 · 2026-08-25 · dependency · affirmed
  21. People v. Lopez CA4/1 D084633A · 2026-08-24 · criminal · affirmed
  22. People v. McDonnell CA4/1 D086396 · 2026-08-24 · criminal · reversed
  23. The Regents of the U. of Cal. v. City of Riverside CA4/1 D088029 · 2026-08-20 · civil · affirmed
  24. In re Sergio M. CA4/1 D086210 · 2026-08-20 · criminal · reversed
  25. Marriage of Dillon CA4/1 D085064 · 2026-08-19 · family · affirmed