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John D. Molloy

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2013–2026

C++
67% — 33 of 49 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 42% 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.

459cases reviewed on appeal
35%reversed, in whole or part, of 418 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 265 reversed 132 dismissed 34 reversed in part 11 modified 8 writ granted 4 writ denied 2 vacated 2 remanded 1

Areas

criminal 454 civil 5

By year: 2025 100 · 2022 80 · 2021 75 · 2023 67 · 2024 63 · 2020 47 · 2026 11 · 2013 7 · 2016 3 · 2014 3 · 2019 1 · 2018 1 · 2017 1 ·

Analysis

76reviewed cases analysed
153rulings read
2rulings where the model disagrees with the court
18cases with a verified missed authority
1appellate 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 reviewed on appeal (every role)

  1. People v. Martinez CA4/2 E082346 · 2025-04-09 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. White CA4/2 E081511 · 2025-04-09 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Fernandez CA4/2 E083319 · 2025-04-01 · criminal · reversed
  4. People v. Pizano CA4/2 E083084 · 2025-03-28 · criminal · dismissed
  5. People v. Rodriguez CA4/2 E083313 · 2025-03-28 · criminal · reversed
  6. People v. Castro CA4/2 E084258 · 2025-03-25 · criminal · dismissed
  7. People v. Gomez CA4/2 E081045 · 2025-03-25 · criminal · affirmed
  8. People v. Guerrero CA4/2 E083231 · 2025-03-25 · criminal · affirmed
  9. People v. Rodola CA4/2 E082873 · 2025-03-24 · criminal · affirmed
  10. People v. Tranum CA4/2 E082901 · 2025-03-17 · criminal · affirmed
  11. People v. Aguirre CA4/2 E083031 · 2025-03-13 · criminal · affirmed
  12. People v. Montana CA4/2 E082991 · 2025-03-13 · criminal · reversed
  13. People v. Riels CA4/2 E082952 · 2025-03-11 · criminal · dismissed
  14. People v. Peace CA4/2 E083071 · 2025-03-07 · criminal · affirmed
  15. People v. Moreno CA4/1 D083600 · 2025-03-06 · criminal · reversed
  16. People v. Lacy CA4/2 E083241 · 2025-03-03 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Perez CA4/2 E083027 · 2025-03-03 · criminal · dismissed
  18. People v. Cline CA4/2 E083060 · 2025-02-21 · criminal · affirmed
  19. People v. Garcia CA4/2 E083052 · 2025-02-21 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Jacuinde CA4/2 E082886 · 2025-02-21 · criminal · affirmed
  21. People v. Bowman CA4/2 E083016 · 2025-02-18 · criminal · affirmed
  22. People v. Espinoza CA4/2 E082192 · 2025-02-18 · criminal · affirmed
  23. People v. Yost CA4/2 E083078 · 2025-02-14 · criminal · affirmed
  24. People v. Varney CA4/2 E082894 · 2025-02-14 · criminal · reversed
  25. People v. Valenzuela CA4/2 E083299 · 2025-02-13 · criminal · affirmed