Donald R. Alvarez
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2001–2004
B
72% — 21 of 29 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 32% of 312 graded judges
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.
55cases reviewed on appeal
45%reversed, in whole or part, of 49 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 27 reversed 15 reversed in part 7 writ granted 3 dismissed 2 writ denied 1
Areas
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Analysis
17reviewed cases analysed
79rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
3cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable
Counts of a model's readings across this judge's reviewed cases, each shown on its case page beside the court's disposition. Not a finding about the judge.
Cases
- Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Superior Court
- Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Superior Court CA4/2
- Watson v. Noda CA4
- Brudal v. Adriana's Insurance Services CA4/2
- Manriquez-Gonzales v. Impact Logistics CA4/1
- Prime Healthcare Management v. Super. Ct.
- Pacific Western Bank v. Stronghold Engineering CA4/3
- Maldonado v. Slauson CA4/1
- Town of Apple Valley v. Apple Valley Ranchose Water
- Town of Apple Valley v. Apple Valley Ranchose Water
- Seryani v. American University of Madaba CA4/2
- Sicking v. City of Upland CA4/2
- C.O.M.E.T. v. City of Redlands CA4/3
- California Capitalism Associates v. Marston CA4/2
- RND Contractors v. Cal. Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Bd. CA4/3
- Mileham v. Walmart CA4/3
- Florence v. Castell CA4/2
- Helguera v. Mid-Century Insurance Co. CA4/1
- San Bernardino County Bd. of Supervisors v. Monell
- San Bernardino County Bd. of Supervisors v. Monell
- Saunders v. Ziprick & Associates CA4/1
- Greigo v. City of Barstow
- Griego v. City of Barstow
- Jones v. City of Loma Linda CA4/2
- Cortez v. Conley CA4/2