Donald W. Smith
Judge, Court of Appeals of North Carolina 1988–1989 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1979–1987 · Judge, Colorado Court of Appeals 1972–1993 · , Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1962–1979
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provisional — 67% — 2 of 3 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 — 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.
4cases reviewed on appeal
—2 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10
Outcomes on appeal
Areas
By year: 1989 2 · 1985 1 · 1981 1 ·
Analysis
4 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.