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Manuel Bustamante, Jr.

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2023–2026

D-
provisional — 56% — 5 of 9 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 72% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 9 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.

9cases reviewed on appeal
—7 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

reversed 3 affirmed 3 writ granted 1 reversed in part 1 dismissed 1

Areas

civil 9

By year: 2026 3 · 2025 3 · 2024 2 · 2023 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. Gertler v. Omni Hotels Management Corp. CA4/1 D087136 · 2026-07-01 · civil · reversed
  2. Elizabeth v. Palumbo CA4/1 D086913 · 2026-06-26 · civil · affirmed
  3. Baird v. PulteGroup CA4/1 D085988 · 2026-06-02 · civil · reversed in part
  4. Schermerhorn v. City of Palm Springs CA4/1 D086169 · 2025-09-19 · civil · affirmed
  5. Cradduck v. Hilton Domestic Operating Co. G064325 · 2025-06-24 · civil · affirmed
  6. Collins v. Diamond Generating Corp. G062752 · 2025-01-08 · civil · reversed
  7. Howard v. Clark Construction CA4/3 G063094 · 2024-05-23 · civil · dismissed
  8. Gonzalez v. Collect Access CA4/1 D083001 · 2024-01-24 · civil · reversed
  9. Palo Verde Unified School District v. Superior Court CA4/2 E079300 · 2023-01-06 · civil · writ granted