James A. Malkus
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1979–1993
A++
provisional — 100% — 1 of 1 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 1 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.
6cases reviewed on appeal
Outcomes on appeal
Areas
By year: 1984 4 · 1991 1 · 1983 1 ·
Analysis
2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.