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David R. Chaffee

Judge · Superior Court of Orange County · 2002–2021

A++
provisional — 100% — 3 of 3 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 306 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 3 so far

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.

44cases reviewed on appeal
27%reversed, in whole or part, of 41 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 29 reversed 9 reversed in part 2 dismissed 2 writ granted 1 modified 1

Areas

civil 41 probate 3

By year: 2014 11 · 2013 10 · 2016 7 · 2015 7 · 2020 4 · 2005 2 · 2021 1 · 2019 1 · 2002 1 ·

Analysis

2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.

Cases

  1. Infinitif Auto Sales v. Irkhin CA4/3 G056565 · 2021-03-01 · civil · reversed
  2. Holstein v. Chen CA4/3 G057134 · 2020-10-06 · civil · reversed
  3. Santos v. Crenshaw Manufacturing, Inc. G057371 · 2020-09-25 · civil · reversed
  4. Santos v. Crenshaw Manufacturing, Inc. CA4/3 G057371 · 2020-08-28 · civil · reversed
  5. MSY Trading Inc. v. Saleen Automotive, Inc. G057093 · 2020-06-26 · civil · affirmed
  6. Franco v. Greystone Ridge Condominium G056559 · 2019-08-27 · civil · reversed
  7. Navigators Specialty Insurance Co. v. Moorefield Construction, Inc. G050759 · 2016-12-27 · civil · reversed in part
  8. Nellie Gail Ranch Owners Ass'n v. McMullin G051244 · 2016-10-03 · civil · affirmed
  9. Zarum v. Hoag Memorial Hospital CA4/3 G050952 · 2016-08-22 · civil · affirmed
  10. Roadtrek Motorhomes v. Calif. New Motor Vehicle Bd. CA4/3 G049534 · 2016-07-14 · civil · affirmed
  11. Nu Radiance v. Scott-Broadway CA4/3 G051179 · 2016-06-27 · civil · affirmed
  12. Taati v. Ebrahimi CA4/3 G050658 · 2016-06-17 · civil · affirmed
  13. De Leon v. De Dios CA4/3 G051995 · 2016-05-20 · civil · reversed
  14. Wells Fargo Bank v. Cornell CA4/3 G049748 · 2015-08-19 · probate · affirmed
  15. Wells Fargo Bank v. Cornell CA4/3 G049747 · 2015-08-19 · probate · affirmed
  16. Young v. Bhakta CA4/3 G049734 · 2015-07-16 · civil · affirmed
  17. Keegan v. Pratt CA4/3 G049659 · 2015-05-28 · civil · affirmed
  18. Camerlingo v. Camerlingo CA4/3 G049709 · 2015-03-30 · civil · modified
  19. ReadyLink v. Integrated Healthcare Holdings CA4/3 G049621 · 2015-03-24 · civil · affirmed
  20. Lewis v. Shiomoto CA4/3 G049264 · 2015-01-28 · civil · affirmed
  21. Rossi v. Photoglou CA4/3 G048206 · 2014-09-29 · civil · reversed in part
  22. Madian v. City of Stanton CA4/3 G047717 · 2014-06-17 · civil · dismissed
  23. Eszlinger v. United Studios of Self Defense CA4/3 G048174 · 2014-04-17 · civil · dismissed
  24. Ryan v. DeCaprio CA4/3 G048233 · 2014-03-28 · civil · affirmed
  25. Powell v. Superior Court CA4/3 G047710 · 2014-03-28 · civil · writ granted