Elaine W. Mandel
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 2009–
F-
provisional — 33% — 1 of 3 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 96% 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.
30cases reviewed on appeal
31%reversed, in whole or part, of 29 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 20 reversed in part 7 reversed 2 writ denied 1
Areas
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Analysis
2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.