David J. Danielsen

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 1998–2026

Presiding Justice, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2014–2015 · , Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1990–1995

86% — 126 of 146 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 8% of 312 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.

124cases reviewed on appeal

11%reversed, in whole or part, of 122 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 106 reversed 12 reversed in part 2 modified 2 writ denied 1 dismissed 1

Areas

criminal 117 civil 6 probate 1

By year: 2016 33 · 2015 30 · 2025 21 · 2014 15 · 2026 9 · 2013 5 · 2017 3 · 2023 1 · 2020 1 · 2018 1 · 2008 1 · 2006 1 · 2000 1 · 1999 1 · 1998 1 ·

Analysis

230reviewed cases analysed

492rulings read

6rulings where the model disagrees with the court

38cases with a verified missed authority

4appellate opinions called questionable

Counts of a model's readings across this judge's reviewed cases, each shown on its case page beside the court's disposition. Not a finding about the judge.

Cases

People v. Randall CA4/1 D086203 · 2026-08-26 · criminal · modified
People v. Harvey CA4/1 D067922 · 2015-10-22 · criminal · modified