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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 reviewed on appeal (every role)

  1. Anderson v. County of Orange CA4/3 G047161 · 2014-03-20 · civil · reversed
  2. Herrera v. A&P Auto Sales CA4/3 G048290 · 2014-02-24 · civil · affirmed
  3. City of Brea v. Cloud 9 CA4/3 G046638 · 2014-01-15 · civil · affirmed
  4. City of Lake Forest v. Evergeen Holistic Collective CA4/3 G043909A · 2014-01-15 · civil · affirmed
  5. City of Lake Forest v. Lake Forest Wellness Center etc. CA4/3 G043817A · 2014-01-15 · civil · affirmed
  6. Qualified Patients Assn. v. City of Anaheim CA4/3 G046417 · 2014-01-15 · civil · affirmed
  7. Modiano v. City of Anaheim CA4/3 G048303 · 2013-12-30 · civil · affirmed
  8. G8 REO Fund v. Bauer Properties CA4/3 G047551 · 2013-12-19 · civil · affirmed
  9. GoMirror v. Brockstar CA4/3 G047862 · 2013-11-06 · civil · affirmed
  10. Dampier v. Solar & Environmental Technologies CA4/3 G045805 · 2013-10-08 · civil · affirmed
  11. Qualified Patients Assn. v. City of Anaheim CA4/3 G046875 · 2013-07-29 · civil · affirmed
  12. Interstate Specialty Marketing, Inc. v. ICRA Sapphire, Inc. G047376 · 2013-06-27 · civil · reversed
  13. Long v. OneWest Bank CA4/3 G046402 · 2013-05-03 · probate · affirmed
  14. Hartzog v. Smolens CA4/3 G046506 · 2013-04-16 · civil · affirmed
  15. Lobel Financial v. Baltazar CA4/3 G046119 · 2013-03-06 · civil · affirmed
  16. Sroka v. Bank of America CA4/3 G047005 · 2013-02-28 · civil · affirmed
  17. MW Erectors, Inc. v. Niederhauser Ornamental & Metal Works Co. S123238 · 2005-07-14 · civil · reversed
  18. Emerald Bay Community Ass'n v. Golden Eagle Insurance G032597 · 2005-06-29 · civil · affirmed
  19. Schroeder v. Irvine City Council D038976 · 2002-03-06 · civil · affirmed