Melinda J. Lasater
Sitting now: Dept. 2203, Central Courthouse — CRIMINAL TRIALS (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1990– · , Municipal Court of California, County of San Diego 1987–1990
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.
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 48 reversed 8 reversed in part 7 dismissed 4 modified 3 other 2 writ denied 1 vacated 1 remanded 1
Areas
criminal 70 other 3 delinquency 1 civil 1
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Analysis
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.