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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. In re J.M. CA4/1 D081355 · 2023-06-06 · dependency · reversed
  2. Michael M. v. Robin J. D080707 · 2023-06-02 · family · reversed
  3. In re J.K. CA4/1 D081509 · 2023-05-31 · dependency · affirmed
  4. Showa Hospitality v. Sentinel Insurance Co. CA4/1 D080008 · 2023-05-30 · civil · affirmed
  5. People v. Ellis CA4/1 D080647 · 2023-05-22 · criminal · reversed
  6. People v. Cowen CA4/1 D079766 · 2023-05-19 · criminal · affirmed
  7. Pickens v. County of Riverside CA4/1 D080922 · 2023-05-19 · civil · affirmed
  8. Herron v. Feast and Fareway CA4/1 D079915 · 2023-05-17 · civil · affirmed
  9. Romero v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc. CA4/1 D080327 · 2023-05-16 · civil · reversed
  10. County of San Diego v. Com. on State Mandates D079742 · 2023-05-16 · civil · affirmed
  11. People v. Castro CA4/1 D079230 · 2023-05-16 · criminal · affirmed
  12. Gray v. Eisenhower Medical Center CA4/1 D080915 · 2023-05-15 · civil · reversed
  13. In re E.B. CA4/1 D081478 · 2023-05-11 · dependency · reversed in part
  14. People v. Borg CA4/1 D079870 · 2023-05-10 · criminal · affirmed
  15. Michael M. v. Robin J. CA4/1 D080707 · 2023-05-09 · family · reversed
  16. People v. Sherman D080241 · 2023-05-09 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Montanez D079296 · 2023-05-08 · criminal · affirmed
  18. T.W. v. M.S. CA4/1 D079984 · 2023-04-28 · family · reversed
  19. Marriage of Knight CA4/1 D080680 · 2023-04-28 · family · affirmed
  20. People v. Werntz D079771 · 2023-04-27 · criminal · affirmed
  21. In re P.S. CA4/1 D081222 · 2023-04-27 · dependency · affirmed
  22. Koganti v. PODS Enterprises CA4/1 D080905 · 2023-04-27 · civil · reversed
  23. People v. Oliveros CA4/1 D079873 · 2023-04-27 · criminal · affirmed
  24. People v. Paige CA4/1 D079349 · 2023-04-27 · criminal · affirmed
  25. People v. Fontenot CA4/1 D079573 · 2023-04-26 · criminal · reversed