Carlos Varela
Sitting now: Dept. 7, South County Court — CRIMINAL (the court's data of 01:00AM 15 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2018–
A++
provisional — 100% — 3 of 3 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 3 so far
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.
5cases reviewed on appeal
—5 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10
Outcomes on appeal
Areas
By year: 2025 2 · 2026 1 · 2024 1 · 2023 1 ·
Analysis
10reviewed cases analysed
23rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
3cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable
Counts of a model's readings across this judge's reviewed cases, each shown on its case page beside the court's disposition. Not a finding about the judge.