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William S. Dato

Justice, Court of Appeal · California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One · 2017–2026

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 4th District 2017– · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2003–2017

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98% — 467.5 of 477 opinions sound, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 58% 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.

535opinions authored
1,609panels sat on (not as author)

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 sat on (every role)

  1. Henkel v. Blasi CA4/1 D082895 · 2025-01-16 · civil · affirmed
  2. People v. Borgen CA4/1 D083606 · 2025-01-15 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Jones CA4/1 D082412 · 2025-01-08 · criminal · affirmed
  4. Cullen v. Medical Board of California CA4/1 D083228 · 2025-01-03 · civil · dismissed
  5. People v. Vasquez CA4/1 D081820 · 2025-01-03 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Ramos CA4/1 D081526 · 2024-12-31 · criminal · modified
  7. In re Anthony H. CA4/1 D083377 · 2024-12-27 · other · affirmed
  8. Lingenfelter v. Kalinina CA4/1 D083208 · 2024-12-24 · civil · affirmed
  9. People v. Simpson CA4/1 D083157 · 2024-12-20 · criminal · affirmed
  10. In re Lerke D084051 · 2024-12-19 · criminal · other
  11. In re L.W. CA4/1 D084649 · 2024-12-19 · dependency · affirmed
  12. People v. Moreno CA4/1 D082974 · 2024-12-18 · criminal · affirmed
  13. Wilson v. City of Del Mar CA4/1 D082578 · 2024-12-16 · civil · affirmed
  14. Hitt v. Hitt CA4/1 D083704 · 2024-12-11 · civil · reversed in part
  15. Rastegar v. Superior Court CA4/1 D084214 · 2024-12-10 · family · writ granted
  16. People v. Smith CA4/1 D083524 · 2024-12-09 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Fitzsimmons CA4/1 D081577 · 2024-12-06 · criminal · affirmed
  18. In re Parsa B. CA4/1 D083870 · 2024-12-05 · delinquency · affirmed
  19. Pantazatos v. Walpert CA4/1 D082046 · 2024-11-27 · civil · reversed
  20. Cox v. Renfree CA4/1 D081808 · 2024-11-27 · civil · affirmed
  21. People v. Tunney CA4/1 D083052 · 2024-11-27 · criminal · affirmed
  22. Brooklyn Restaurants v. Sentinel Insurance Co. CA4/1 D081132A · 2024-11-26 · civil · affirmed
  23. Juarez v. San Bernardino City Unified Sch. Dist. D084517 · 2024-11-25 · criminal · reversed
  24. Williams v. Bombardier Recreational Products CA4/1 D082748 · 2024-11-22 · civil · affirmed
  25. People v. Mason CA4/1 D083500 · 2024-11-22 · criminal · reversed