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Edward T. Butler

Justice, Court of Appeal · California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One · 1925–1988

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 4th District 1982–1988 · Judge, California Court of Appeal, 4th District 1975–1982

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97% — 46.5 of 48 opinions sound, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 77% 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.

1cases reviewed on appeal
87opinions authored
106panels sat on (not as author)
—1 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 1

Areas

civil 1

By year: 1925 1 ·

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. Criterion Insurance v. Welish Civ. 28876 · 1985-04-19 · civil
  2. Architects & Contractors Estimating Service, Inc. v. Smith Civ. 31213 · 1985-02-21 · civil
  3. County of San Diego v. Lafayette Steel Co. Civ. 31121 · 1985-01-29 · civil
  4. People v. Lepe D001511 · 1985-01-23 · criminal
  5. Stewart v. Superior Court No. D002639 · 1985-01-18 · civil
  6. People v. Rios Crim. 15587 · 1985-01-17 · criminal · other
  7. Johnson v. Superior Court D002476 · 1984-12-21 · civil
  8. Weisman v. Blue Shield of California Civ. 26964 · 1984-12-21 · civil · other
  9. People v. Daan Crim. 15868 · 1984-10-22 · criminal · other
  10. People v. Haynes Crim. 15499 · 1984-10-17 · criminal
  11. People v. Rivera Crim. No. 15730 · 1984-06-21 · criminal
  12. California First Bank v. Culp Civ. No. 28960 · 1984-06-19 · probate
  13. Estate of Goddard 28960 · 1984-06-19 · probate
  14. City of San Diego v. Holodnak Civ. 31208 · 1984-06-14 · civil
  15. J. W. Jones Companies v. City of San Diego Civ. 28765 · 1984-06-14 · civil · reversed
  16. People v. Spurlin Crim. 15501 · 1984-05-21 · criminal · other
  17. People v. Devin J. Civ. 31026 · 1984-05-17 · criminal
  18. Chavez v. Zapata Ocean Resources, Inc. Civ. 28426 · 1984-05-01 · civil · other
  19. City of Poway v. City of San Diego Civ. 28804 · 1984-04-25 · civil
  20. Jensen v. Superior Court Civ. 31683 · 1984-04-16 · civil
  21. SKF FARMS v. Superior Court Docket Nos. 31427, 31428 · 1984-03-15 · civil
  22. Van Velzer v. Superior Court Civ. 31577 · 1984-03-01 · criminal
  23. LINCOLNSHIRE CONDOMINIUM, LTD. v. Superior Court Civ. 31512 · 1984-03-01 · civil
  24. Carli v. Superior Court Civ. 31455 · 1984-02-16 · civil
  25. San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Angeline W. Civ. 28428 · 1984-01-11 · dependency