Michael A. Sachs

Judge · Superior Court of San Bernardino County · 2013–2026

Presiding Justice, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2020–2021 · , Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2018–2019 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2007–2018

A++

94% — 17 of 18 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 1% 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.

35cases reviewed on appeal

29%reversed, in whole or part, of 34 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 22 reversed 8 reversed in part 2 modified 2 writ granted 1

Areas

civil 27 criminal 8

By year: 2024 8 · 2025 6 · 2013 4 · 2021 3 · 2016 3 · 2015 3 · 2014 3 · 2026 1 · 2023 1 · 2020 1 · 2018 1 · 2017 1 ·

Analysis

14reviewed cases analysed

45rulings read

2rulings where the model disagrees with the court

4cases 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

Vallejo v. Union Pacific Railroad Company CA4/1 D085024 · 2025-03-18 · civil · reversed in part
People v. Simmons CA4/2 E057015 · 2014-05-07 · criminal · reversed in part