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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. Planned Protective Services, Inc. v. Gorton Docket Nos. D005028, D004354 · 1988-04-06 · civil · other
  2. In Re Marriage of Graves D006126 · 1988-02-23 · family
  3. Laursen v. Fogarty No. D004330 · 1988-01-21 · family · other
  4. Borba Farms, Inc. v. Acheson D005519 · 1988-01-04 · civil
  5. Hartford Fire Insurance v. Spartan Realty International, Inc. Docket Nos. D005239, D006051 · 1987-12-14 · civil
  6. Kennecott Corp. v. Union Oil Co. D005277 · 1987-12-09 · civil
  7. Abrahamson v. NME Hospitals, Inc. D004978 · 1987-11-03 · civil
  8. People v. Lepe D004159 · 1987-11-03 · criminal
  9. In Re Marriage of Harbach D004649 · 1987-09-17 · family
  10. Valenzuela v. State of California D003617 · 1987-09-14 · civil
  11. Michael M. v. Lora S. D003751 · 1987-09-14 · dependency
  12. Maggio v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board D005278 · 1987-09-03 · civil
  13. Coulsby v. Barwick No. D004560 · 1987-07-13 · probate
  14. People v. Caplan D003778 · 1987-07-13 · criminal · reversed
  15. Estate of Brown D004560 · 1987-07-13 · probate
  16. Hill v. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN DIEGO D004864 · 1987-07-09 · civil · other
  17. Phillips v. Civil Service Commission D004271 · 1987-06-16 · criminal
  18. National Union Fire Insurance v. Miller D004418 · 1987-06-04 · civil
  19. People v. Cardenas No. D004424 · 1987-05-22 · criminal
  20. People v. Cardenas D004424 · 1987-05-22 · criminal
  21. Mencor Enterprises, Inc. v. Hets Equities Corp. D004050 · 1987-03-19 · civil
  22. McPherson v. Public Employment Relations Board D003857 · 1987-02-11 · civil
  23. Cox Cable San Diego, Inc. v. City of San Diego D003687 · 1987-01-16 · civil
  24. Interinsurance Exchange v. Campbell D003993 · 1986-11-24 · civil · other
  25. People v. Lochmiller D003861 · 1986-11-21 · criminal