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Eddie C. Sturgeon

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2005–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1998– · , Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1988–1998

C++
69% — 154 of 223 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 40% 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.

135cases reviewed on appeal
31%reversed, in whole or part, of 124 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 80 reversed 27 reversed in part 11 writ granted 8 modified 6 dismissed 2 remanded 1

Areas

civil 133 other 1 family 1

By year: 2024 22 · 2023 13 · 2022 12 · 2015 12 · 2021 11 · 2014 11 · 2025 10 · 2020 9 · 2016 9 · 2013 9 · 2017 8 · 2019 4 · 2026 2 · 2018 2 · 2005 1 ·

Analysis

224reviewed cases analysed
787rulings read
5rulings where the model disagrees with the court
36cases with a verified missed authority
3appellate 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

  1. Thompson v. County of San Diego CA4/1 D085352 · 2026-07-30 · civil · affirmed
  2. He v. University of San Diego CA4/1 D083219M · 2026-01-16 · civil · affirmed
  3. He v. University of San Diego CA4/1 D083219 · 2025-12-24 · civil · affirmed
  4. Patz v. City of San Diego E083543M · 2025-08-27 · civil · affirmed
  5. Patz v. City of S.D. E083543 · 2025-07-30 · civil · affirmed
  6. Finley v. Gantz CA4/1 D082623 · 2025-05-30 · civil · affirmed
  7. SensorMetrix v. Dzine Unlimited CA4/1 D084143 · 2025-05-16 · civil · affirmed
  8. Chaldean Coalition v. County of San Diego Independent Redistricting etc. CA4/1 D082834 · 2025-04-28 · civil · affirmed
  9. Liberation Management Satellite v. Green CA4/1 D083092 · 2025-04-23 · civil · affirmed
  10. Razuki v. Malan CA4/1 D082560 · 2025-03-20 · civil · reversed in part
  11. Tres Caminos v. MGP XI US Properties CA4/1 D083176 · 2025-02-19 · civil · affirmed
  12. Martinez v. C Lake CA4/1 D083177 · 2025-01-23 · civil · affirmed
  13. Pourteymour v. First Foundation Bank CA4/1 D082596 · 2024-12-20 · civil · affirmed
  14. Brooklyn Restaurants v. Sentinel Insurance Co. CA4/1 D081132A · 2024-11-26 · civil · affirmed
  15. Burton v. Campbell D081911 · 2024-11-20 · civil · affirmed
  16. Shenefield v. Kovtun D083018 · 2024-11-20 · civil · affirmed
  17. Haidet v. Del Mar Woods Homeowners Assn. D082923 · 2024-11-05 · civil · affirmed
  18. Shenefield v. Kovtun CA4/1 D083018 · 2024-10-24 · civil · affirmed
  19. Haidet v. Del Mar Woods Homeowners Assn. CA4/1 D082923 · 2024-10-21 · civil · affirmed
  20. Burrill v. Roundy CA4/1 D082334 · 2024-08-20 · civil · affirmed
  21. City of San Diego v. San Diego Gas & Electric Co. CA4/1 D081883 · 2024-07-29 · civil · reversed
  22. Coziahr v. Otay Wat. Dist. D081099 · 2024-07-15 · civil · reversed in part
  23. O'Farrell v. City of San Diego CA4/1 D082324 · 2024-06-27 · civil · affirmed
  24. Maraziti v. Wilmington Trust, Nat. Assn. CA4/1 D081629 · 2024-05-31 · civil · reversed
  25. Escamilla-Vera v. San Ysidro Improvement Corp. CA4/1 D081243 · 2024-05-31 · civil · affirmed