Marian F. Gaston
Sitting now: Dept. 1103, Central Courthouse — FELONY DISPO (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2015–
A+
87% — 58 of 67 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 8% 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.
47cases reviewed on appeal
11%reversed, in whole or part, of 45 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 38 reversed 5 modified 2 dismissed 2
Areas
dependency 31 criminal 14 other 1 delinquency 1
By year: 2021 19 · 2020 7 · 2026 6 · 2022 6 · 2023 4 · 2025 3 · 2024 2 ·
Analysis
93reviewed cases analysed
233rulings read
1rulings where the model disagrees with the court
8cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate 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.