Matthew Brower
Sitting now: Dept. 1302, Central Courthouse — CRIMINAL TRIALS (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2019–
C+
67% — 18 of 27 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 45% 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.
11cases reviewed on appeal
9%reversed, in whole or part, of 11 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 9 reversed 1 modified 1
Areas
By year: 2025 3 · 2021 3 · 2022 2 · 2024 1 · 2023 1 · 2020 1 ·
Analysis
20reviewed cases analysed
73rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
3cases 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.