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John M. Watson

Judge · Superior Court of Orange County · 1993–2004

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Orange 1990–2009 · , Superior Court of California, County of Orange 1989–1990 · Judge, New Mexico Supreme Court 1969–1970

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provisional — 0% — 0 of 1 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 100% 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.

4cases reviewed on appeal
—3 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

reversed 2 other 1 modified 1

Areas

civil 3 criminal 1

By year: 2004 2 · 2001 1 · 1993 1 ·

Analysis

2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.

Cases

  1. County of Orange v. Bezaire G032412 · 2004-03-26 · civil · reversed
  2. Nora v. KADDO B166045 · 2004-03-11 · civil · other
  3. Kane v. National Ski Patrol System, Inc. D036826 · 2001-04-02 · civil · reversed
  4. People v. Lathrop G012292 · 1993-02-26 · criminal · modified