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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. Mary B. v. Andrew B. CA4/1 D084594 · 2025-07-31 · family · affirmed
  2. People v. Adan CA4/1 D085709 · 2025-07-23 · criminal · reversed in part
  3. Gogal v. Deng D084158 · 2025-07-22 · civil · reversed
  4. Gogal v. Deng D084405 · 2025-07-22 · civil · affirmed
  5. People v. Belloli CA4/1 D084829 · 2025-07-18 · criminal · reversed
  6. People v. Hernandez CA4/1 D085995 · 2025-07-09 · criminal · affirmed
  7. Alexander v. Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla CA4/1 D082380 · 2025-07-01 · civil · affirmed
  8. Traci W. v. Michael S. CA4/1 D083565 · 2025-06-24 · family · writ denied
  9. In re Ezekiel D. CA4/1 D084924 · 2025-06-24 · delinquency · remanded
  10. Magnetti v. The Highest Craft CA4/1 D084033 · 2025-06-23 · civil · affirmed
  11. People v. Mix CA4/1 D083066 · 2025-06-23 · criminal · affirmed
  12. Heebner v. Siegel CA4/1 D084146 · 2025-06-18 · civil · affirmed
  13. People v. Walker CA4/1 D083602 · 2025-06-09 · delinquency · affirmed
  14. Amundson v. Catello D082158A · 2025-06-03 · civil · reversed
  15. Estate of Lindsey CA4/1 D083008 · 2025-05-27 · probate · reversed
  16. B.O. v. V.C. CA4/1 D082964 · 2025-05-22 · family · affirmed
  17. Michael D. v. Joseph S. CA4/1 D081928 · 2025-05-22 · civil · affirmed
  18. Venegar v. Dignity Health CA4/1 D085385 · 2025-05-22 · civil · reversed in part
  19. Norris v. 1st Lending Solutions CA4/1 D085017 · 2025-05-20 · civil · affirmed
  20. Bodge v. Stan's Big Savings CA4/1 D084086 · 2025-05-08 · civil · affirmed
  21. In re S.M. CA4/1 D085279 · 2025-04-29 · dependency · reversed
  22. Cleveland Nat. Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego D083555M · 2025-04-28 · civil · reversed
  23. Romane v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles D083569 · 2025-04-23 · civil · reversed
  24. In re Edwards on Habeas Corpus CA4/1 D084318 · 2025-04-14 · criminal · other
  25. People v. Quiroz CA4/1 D084001 · 2025-04-11 · criminal · affirmed