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Michael A. Knish

Temporary judge · 2012–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2012– · , Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2003–2012

C+
67% — 8 of 12 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.

27cases reviewed on appeal
38%reversed, in whole or part, of 26 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 15 reversed 6 reversed in part 4 modified 1 dismissed 1

Areas

criminal 26 family 1

By year: 2020 8 · 2023 5 · 2026 4 · 2021 3 · 2025 2 · 2024 2 · 2022 1 · 2015 1 · 2012 1 ·

Analysis

14reviewed cases analysed
36rulings 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

  1. People v. Castro D085983 · 2026-07-01 · criminal · reversed
  2. People v. Gonzales CA4/2 E081613 · 2024-07-30 · criminal · reversed
  3. People v. Cortez CA4/2 E080455 · 2023-09-07 · criminal · reversed
  4. People v. Huerta CA4/2 E073576 · 2020-10-14 · criminal · reversed
  5. People v. Rosbrugh CA4/2 E073776 · 2020-09-11 · criminal · reversed
  6. People v. M.M. S177704 · 2012-06-28 · criminal · reversed