Marcella O. McLaughlin
Sitting now: Dept. 72, Hall of Justice (Assistant Supervising, Civil) (the court's data of 01:00AM 16 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2018–
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52% — 14 of 27 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 79% 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
35%reversed, in whole or part, of 23 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 13 reversed 7 writ granted 2 modified 2 reversed in part 1 dismissed 1
Areas
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Analysis
45reviewed cases analysed
109rulings read
1rulings where the model disagrees with the court
10cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable
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