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Francis M. Devaney

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2006–2026

Sitting now: Dept. 1802, Central Courthouse — CRIMINAL TRIALS (the court's data of 01:00AM 16 Oct 2026)

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2005–

D+
59% — 29 of 49 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 65% 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.

35cases reviewed on appeal
14%reversed, in whole or part, of 35 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 28 reversed 3 reversed in part 2 modified 2

Areas

criminal 32 civil 2 delinquency 1

By year: 2014 6 · 2026 5 · 2020 4 · 2016 3 · 2013 3 · 2024 2 · 2023 2 · 2022 2 · 2021 2 · 2015 2 · 2025 1 · 2019 1 · 2008 1 · 2006 1 ·

Analysis

70reviewed cases analysed
214rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
12cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate 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. People v. Leal CA4/1 D064969 · 2014-11-12 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Harmon CA4/1 D064150 · 2014-10-06 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Evans CA4/1 D064810 · 2014-08-06 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Park CA4/1 D064924 · 2014-07-17 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Burgos CA4/1 D063906 · 2014-06-13 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Galaviz CA4/1 D062990 · 2013-10-29 · criminal · modified
  7. The People v. Ortiz CA4/1 D061385 · 2013-08-30 · criminal · affirmed
  8. P. v. Shekell CA4/1 D059520 · 2013-04-10 · criminal · affirmed
  9. People v. James C. D051599 · 2008-08-11 · criminal · reversed
  10. ROZE v. Department of Motor Vehicles D047383 · 2006-08-01 · civil · affirmed