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Larrie R. Brainard

Retired judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 1981–2021

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1998–2007 · , Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1979–1998

C+
provisional — 67% — 4 of 6 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 45% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 6 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.

16cases reviewed on appeal
20%reversed, in whole or part, of 15 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 11 reversed in part 2 reversed 1 other 1 modified 1

Areas

criminal 14 probate 1 civil 1

By year: 2014 4 · 2015 3 · 2013 3 · 2021 2 · 2020 1 · 2007 1 · 1989 1 · 1981 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. People v. Valdivia CA4/2 E077149 · 2021-09-08 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Morones CA4/2 E073447 · 2021-05-14 · criminal · reversed in part
  3. People v. Perez CA4/2 E074013 · 2020-10-16 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Lara CA4/1 D068687 · 2015-11-20 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Quinones CA4/2 E058882 · 2015-03-03 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Baer CA4/2 E060203 · 2015-01-14 · criminal · affirmed
  7. People v. Fowler CA4/2 E058364 · 2014-04-28 · criminal · affirmed
  8. People v. Avalos CA4/3 G049101 · 2014-03-11 · criminal · reversed in part
  9. People v. Gundlach CA4/2 E057860 · 2014-02-18 · criminal · affirmed
  10. People v. Falls E055362 · 2014-01-27 · criminal · affirmed
  11. The People v. Ferreira CA4/2 E055271 · 2013-09-30 · criminal · affirmed
  12. P. v. Cardwell CA4/1 D062674 · 2013-06-05 · criminal · affirmed
  13. P. v. Donald CA4/2 E054644 · 2013-03-06 · criminal · modified
  14. San Diego Health & Human Services Agency v. Amanda B. D048591 · 2007-03-13 · probate · reversed
  15. People v. Niebauer D009461 · 1989-10-18 · criminal · other
  16. Anderson v. City of La Mesa Civ. 22911 · 1981-05-01 · civil · affirmed