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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 authored (every role)

  1. People v. Arteaga CA4/1 D087441 · 2026-05-01 · criminal · affirmed
  2. Cotton v. Geraci CA4/1 D084992M · 2026-04-21 · civil · affirmed
  3. People v. Davis CA4/1 D084971 · 2026-04-10 · criminal · affirmed
  4. Smith v. Stater Bros. Markets CA4/1 D086159 · 2026-04-07 · civil · reversed
  5. Thakore v. MLT Encinitas CA4/1 D085184 · 2026-04-06 · civil · affirmed
  6. People v. Jimenez CA4/1 D086918 · 2026-04-03 · criminal · affirmed
  7. In re Charles B. CA4/1 D085672 · 2026-04-02 · delinquency · affirmed
  8. In re Stephen O. CA4/1 D085670 · 2026-04-01 · delinquency · affirmed
  9. People v. Roberts CA4/1 D086830 · 2026-03-27 · criminal · affirmed
  10. In re L.H. CA4/1 D086696 · 2026-03-27 · dependency · affirmed
  11. Cotton v. Geraci CA4/1 D084992 · 2026-03-25 · civil · affirmed
  12. O'Leary v. Jones CA4/1 D086906 · 2026-03-24 · civil · reversed
  13. O'Leary v. Jones D085327 · 2026-03-24 · civil · modified
  14. People v. McDonald CA4/1 D085225 · 2026-03-23 · delinquency · affirmed
  15. In re O.B. CA4/1 D087066 · 2026-03-16 · dependency · affirmed
  16. People v. Garcia CA4/1 D085446 · 2026-03-06 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Nelson CA4/1 D085826 · 2026-03-02 · criminal · affirmed
  18. People v. Ramirez CA4/1 D084653 · 2026-02-25 · criminal · reversed
  19. Ashirwad, LLC v. Bradbury D086343 · 2026-02-23 · civil · affirmed
  20. Qassimyar v. Ortega CA4/1 D084317 · 2026-02-19 · civil · affirmed
  21. Hill v. City of El Centro CA4/1 D084500 · 2026-02-11 · civil · reversed in part
  22. People v. Salazar CA4/1 D085992 · 2026-02-10 · criminal · affirmed
  23. In re Felipe V. CA4/1 D083982 · 2026-02-09 · criminal · modified
  24. People v. Hall CA4/1 D085150 · 2026-02-09 · criminal · affirmed
  25. People v. Jenkins CA4/1 D084227 · 2026-02-09 · criminal · affirmed