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Christopher S. Morris

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2025–2026

Sitting now: Dept. 702, Central Courthouse — FAMILY LONG CAUSE (the court's data of 01:00AM 14 Oct 2026)

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provisional — 56% — 5 of 9 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 72% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 9 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.

9cases reviewed on appeal
—7 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 6 writ granted 2 reversed 1

Areas

family 8 civil 1

By year: 2026 5 · 2025 4 ·

Analysis

19reviewed cases analysed
68rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
1cases 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.

Cases

  1. Marriage of Prince CA4/1 D086947 · 2026-09-09 · family · affirmed
  2. Zavaleta v. Superior Court CA4/1 D088256M · 2026-08-31 · family · writ granted
  3. Prince v. Prince CA4/1 D085227 · 2026-08-31 · family · affirmed
  4. Zavaleta v. Superior Court CA4/1 D088256 · 2026-08-27 · family · writ granted
  5. Marriage of Martin CA4/1 D085339 · 2026-01-27 · family · affirmed
  6. Barboza v. Sherman CA4/1 D085289 · 2025-12-26 · family · reversed
  7. Steller v. Richmond CA4/1 D085069 · 2025-09-25 · family · affirmed
  8. Marriage of Beury & Olson CA4/1 D084717 · 2025-07-24 · family · affirmed
  9. Michael D. v. Joseph S. CA4/1 D081928 · 2025-05-22 · civil · affirmed