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
- Brudal v. Adriana's Insurance Services CA4/2
- Manriquez-Gonzales v. Impact Logistics CA4/1
- Pacific Western Bank v. Stronghold Engineering CA4/3
- Maldonado v. Slauson CA4/1
- Sicking v. City of Upland CA4/2
- C.O.M.E.T. v. City of Redlands CA4/3
- RND Contractors v. Cal. Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Bd. CA4/3
- Mileham v. Walmart CA4/3
- Helguera v. Mid-Century Insurance Co. CA4/1
- Saunders v. Ziprick & Associates CA4/1
- Jones v. City of Loma Linda CA4/2
- Cortez v. Conley CA4/2
- Aubert v. Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. CA4/2
- City of Hesperia v. Lake Arrowead Comm. Serv. Dist.
- People v. American Surety Co.
- Lynn v. Tatitlek Support Services, Inc.
- People v. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Ins. Co. CA4/2
- People v. Thomas CA4/2
- The Inland Oversight Committee v. Yates CA4/2
- Sprengel v. Mohr CA4/2
- Valera v. Countrywide Home Loans CA4/2
- Coalition for a Sustainable Future in Yucaipa v. City of Yucaipa
- Redlands Good Neighbor Coalition v. City of Redlands CA4/2
- Izhar v. The Permanente Federation CA4/2
- Harris v. Wachovia Mortgage CA4/2