Edward T. Butler
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 4th District 1982–1988 · Judge, California Court of Appeal, 4th District 1975–1982
A
provisional — 83% — 5 of 6 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 12% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 6 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.
11cases reviewed on appeal
—7 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10
Outcomes on appeal
Areas
By year: 1980 4 · 1983 2 · 1989 1 · 1986 1 · 1984 1 · 1981 1 · 1978 1 ·
Analysis
3 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.