Elaine M. Kiefer
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2009–
F
provisional — 43% — 3 of 7 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 90% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 7 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.
19cases reviewed on appeal
44%reversed, in whole or part, of 18 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 8 reversed in part 4 reversed 3 modified 2 writ granted 1 vacated 1
Areas
By year: 2023 3 · 2022 3 · 2021 3 · 2019 3 · 2020 2 · 2016 2 · 2015 2 · 2024 1 ·
Analysis
6 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.