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Laura J. Birkmeyer

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2013–2026

Sitting now: Dept. 1701, Central Courthouse — CRIMINAL TRIALS (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2005–

A
85% — 66 of 78 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 10% 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.

65cases reviewed on appeal
15%reversed, in whole or part, of 61 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 51 reversed in part 5 reversed 4 writ denied 2 dismissed 2 modified 1

Areas

dependency 53 criminal 7 family 3 civil 2

By year: 2014 23 · 2016 13 · 2015 13 · 2013 8 · 2023 4 · 2024 2 · 2026 1 · 2017 1 ·

Analysis

127reviewed cases analysed
279rulings read
1rulings where the model disagrees with the court
20cases 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

  1. In re Josiah W. CA4/1 D066154 · 2015-02-04 · family · affirmed
  2. In re Annabelle W. CA4/1 D064337 · 2014-01-31 · family · affirmed
  3. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Patrick S. D063016 · 2013-08-15 · family · reversed in part