Matthew C. Braner
Sitting now: Dept. 60, Hall of Justice — CIVIL IC (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2014–
F+
47% — 15 of 32 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 87% 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.
21cases reviewed on appeal
47%reversed, in whole or part, of 19 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 10 reversed 9 dismissed 2
Areas
civil 17 probate 2 dependency 1 delinquency 1
By year: 2025 7 · 2024 5 · 2023 5 · 2026 2 · 2022 1 · 2021 1 ·
Analysis
40reviewed cases analysed
109rulings 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.
Cases
- Doe v. County of San Diego CA4/1
- Arroyo v. Pacific Ridge Neighborhood Homeowners Assn.
- Arroyo v. Pacific Ridge Neighborhood Homeowners Assn. CA4/1
- Howitson v. Evans Hotels CA4/1
- Langer v. Chao CA4/1
- The Rushing Co. v. Caydon San Diego Property CA4/1
- Phair v. Renzulli Properties CA4/1
- McConnell v. Advantest America
- McConnell v. Advantest America CA4/1