Daniel F. Link
Sitting now: Dept. 21, North County Court — TRIALS (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2014–
F+
48% — 19 of 40 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 86% of 312 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.
33cases reviewed on appeal
9%reversed, in whole or part, of 32 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 24 modified 5 reversed in part 2 writ granted 1 reversed 1
Areas
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Analysis
66reviewed cases analysed
160rulings read
1rulings where the model disagrees with the court
12cases 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.