Dean Benjamini
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2014–
C+
provisional — 67% — 4 of 6 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 45% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 6 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.
31cases reviewed on appeal
18%reversed, in whole or part, of 22 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 14 modified 4 dismissed 4 writ granted 3 reversed in part 3 writ denied 2 reversed 1
Areas
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Analysis
8 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.