David R. Chaffee
A++
provisional — 100% — 3 of 3 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 312 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
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.