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David M. Chapman

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2014–2023

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2013–

A
85% — 11 of 13 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 10% 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.

41cases reviewed on appeal
42%reversed, in whole or part, of 38 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 22 reversed 16 dismissed 2 other 1

Areas

civil 36 probate 3 criminal 2

By year: 2022 7 · 2016 7 · 2015 7 · 2023 6 · 2021 6 · 2020 3 · 2019 3 · 2017 1 · 2014 1 ·

Analysis

12reviewed cases analysed
51rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
3cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate 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

  1. City of Desert Hot Springs v. Valenti E071694 · 2019-12-19 · probate · reversed
  2. Castro v. IndyMac INDX Mortg. Loan Trust CA4/2 E061030 · 2016-06-16 · probate · affirmed
  3. Castro v. IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR21 CA4/2 E061030 · 2015-06-09 · probate · affirmed