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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

  1. People v. Horne CA4/1 D085619 · 2026-04-13 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Davis CA4/1 D084971 · 2026-04-10 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Delacruz CA4/1 D085372 · 2026-04-10 · criminal · modified
  4. People v. Sanchez D085325 · 2026-04-09 · criminal · reversed in part
  5. People v. German CA4/1 D087612 · 2026-04-08 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Bradley D083989 · 2026-04-08 · criminal · modified
  7. People v. Romero CA4/1 D085182 · 2026-04-07 · criminal · vacated
  8. Smith v. Stater Bros. Markets CA4/1 D086159 · 2026-04-07 · civil · reversed
  9. Thakore v. MLT Encinitas CA4/1 D085184 · 2026-04-06 · civil · affirmed
  10. People v. Snider CA4/1 D085568 · 2026-04-03 · criminal · affirmed
  11. People v. Boyd CA4/1 D084975 · 2026-04-03 · criminal · affirmed
  12. People v. Jimenez CA4/1 D086918 · 2026-04-03 · criminal · affirmed
  13. People v. Padilla CA4/1 D087345 · 2026-04-03 · criminal · vacated
  14. In re Charles B. CA4/1 D085672 · 2026-04-02 · delinquency · affirmed
  15. People v. Orellana CA4/1 D085252 · 2026-04-02 · criminal · affirmed
  16. In re Stephen O. CA4/1 D085670 · 2026-04-01 · delinquency · affirmed
  17. People v. Roberts CA4/1 D086830 · 2026-03-27 · criminal · affirmed
  18. In re L.H. CA4/1 D086696 · 2026-03-27 · dependency · affirmed
  19. People v. Williams CA4/1 D087613 · 2026-03-26 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Bakier CA4/1 D085398 · 2026-03-25 · criminal · affirmed
  21. People v. Bracey CA4/1 D085007 · 2026-03-25 · criminal · affirmed
  22. Cotton v. Geraci CA4/1 D084992 · 2026-03-25 · civil · affirmed
  23. O'Leary v. Jones CA4/1 D086906 · 2026-03-24 · civil · reversed
  24. O'Leary v. Jones D085327 · 2026-03-24 · civil · modified
  25. People v. Sanchez CA4/1 D085325 · 2026-03-23 · criminal · reversed in part