K. Michael Kirkman
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1999–2020
D
57% — 12 of 21 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 69% 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.
26cases reviewed on appeal
8%reversed, in whole or part, of 26 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 22 reversed 2 modified 2
Areas
By year: 2013 9 · 2014 5 · 2021 4 · 2020 2 · 2018 2 · 2016 2 · 2022 1 · 2015 1 ·
Analysis
48reviewed cases analysed
115rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
6cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable
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