Dorothy McLaughlin
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2018–
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.
47cases reviewed on appeal
50%reversed, in whole or part, of 42 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 20 reversed 16 reversed in part 5 writ denied 3 writ granted 1 modified 1 dismissed 1
Areas
dependency 42 family 2 civil 2 criminal 1
By year: 2024 16 · 2025 13 · 2023 12 · 2026 4 · 2022 2 ·
Analysis
2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.