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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 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

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. Franco v. Greystone Ridge Condominium G056559 · 2019-08-27 · civil · reversed
  6. De Leon v. De Dios CA4/3 G051995 · 2016-05-20 · civil · reversed
  7. Anderson v. County of Orange CA4/3 G047161 · 2014-03-20 · civil · reversed
  8. Interstate Specialty Marketing, Inc. v. ICRA Sapphire, Inc. G047376 · 2013-06-27 · civil · reversed
  9. MW Erectors, Inc. v. Niederhauser Ornamental & Metal Works Co. S123238 · 2005-07-14 · civil · reversed