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Alex C. McDonald

Justice, Court of Appeal · California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One · 1995–2016

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 4th District 1995–2016

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98% — 539.0 of 548 opinions sound, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 52% of 80 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.

582opinions authored
1,288panels sat on (not as author)

Analysis

No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.

Cases authored (every role)

  1. Smith Kandal Real Estate v. Continental Casualty Co. D028511 · 1998-10-21 · civil
  2. 20th Century Ins. Co. v. Stewart D025298 · 1998-04-23 · civil
  3. 20th Century Ins. Co. v. Stewart D025298 · 1998-04-23 · civil
  4. People v. Pulliam D029293 · 1998-04-10 · criminal · affirmed
  5. San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Ruben S. No. D029325 · 1998-03-04 · dependency
  6. In Re Ninfa S. D029325 · 1998-03-04 · dependency
  7. People v. Jerry M. Docket Nos. D026400, D027892 · 1997-11-19 · criminal
  8. Feurzeig v. Insurance Co. of the West D026069 · 1997-11-12 · civil · other
  9. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASS'N v. Bugna Docket Nos. D023202, D023426 · 1997-08-29 · probate · reversed
  10. People v. Adam R. D027535 · 1997-08-26 · criminal · dismissed
  11. People v. Gillard D024695 · 1997-08-20 · criminal · affirmed
  12. Housley v. Haywood D025287 · 1997-06-26 · civil · reversed
  13. People v. Adam D. D026437 · 1997-06-10 · criminal · dismissed
  14. Zamora v. Shell Oil Co. D021844 · 1997-05-22 · civil
  15. Bank of California v. Thornton-Blue Pacific, Inc. D021443 · 1997-03-24 · civil
  16. Wickware v. Tanner D022297 · 1997-03-14 · civil
  17. Scripps Clinic & Research Found. v. County of San Diego D021791 · 1997-03-10 · civil
  18. Smith v. State Bd. of Equalization D025132 · 1997-03-04 · civil · affirmed
  19. Hoover-Reynolds v. Superior Court D026011 · 1996-11-18 · family · writ denied
  20. Chu v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board D025723 · 1996-10-01 · civil
  21. San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Leonard B. No. D025123 · 1996-07-30 · family
  22. In Re Spencer W. D025123 · 1996-07-30 · family
  23. Crib Retaining Walls, Inc. v. NBS/Lowry, Inc. D020895 · 1996-07-22 · civil
  24. City of San Marcos v. Coast Waste Management, Inc. D020212 · 1996-06-25 · civil
  25. Stoner v. Williams D019544 · 1996-06-20 · civil · affirmed