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Michael A. Smith

Judge · Superior Court of San Bernardino County · 2007–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 1987–2010

D++
60% — 15 of 25 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 62% 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.

223cases reviewed on appeal
16%reversed, in whole or part, of 219 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 180 reversed 22 reversed in part 13 modified 4 dismissed 3 other 1

Areas

criminal 222 civil 1

By year: 2014 60 · 2015 43 · 2013 30 · 2016 23 · 2026 11 · 2022 11 · 2025 10 · 2021 10 · 2024 8 · 2023 7 · 2020 7 · 2007 2 · 2017 1 ·

Analysis

32reviewed cases analysed
104rulings read
1rulings where the model disagrees with the court
8cases 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. Williams E087071 · 2026-09-17 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Amaya CA4/2 E086640 · 2026-09-09 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Magallenez CA4/2 E086215 · 2026-09-04 · criminal · reversed
  4. People v. Williams CA4/2 E087071 · 2026-08-31 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Glenn CA4/2 E086568 · 2026-08-06 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Moreno CA4/2 E084716 · 2026-06-23 · criminal · affirmed
  7. People v. Parker CA4/2 E085571 · 2026-06-08 · criminal · affirmed
  8. People v. Ramirez CA4/2 E084734 · 2026-05-28 · criminal · affirmed
  9. People v. Keene CA4/1 D087145 · 2026-03-13 · criminal · affirmed
  10. People v. Rinke CA4/2 E085062 · 2026-02-25 · criminal · reversed
  11. People v. Sedano CA4/3 G062766 · 2026-01-13 · criminal · reversed in part
  12. People v. Lewis CA4/2 E086264 · 2025-11-20 · criminal · dismissed
  13. People v. VanBlarcom CA4/1 D084297 · 2025-10-31 · criminal · affirmed
  14. People v. Price CA4/1 D086349 · 2025-09-23 · criminal · affirmed
  15. People v. Robledo CA4/3 G064328 · 2025-09-11 · criminal · affirmed
  16. People v. Lara CA4/2 E085080 · 2025-08-29 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Ransom CA4/2 E083988 · 2025-08-08 · criminal · reversed
  18. People v. Kelley CA4/3 G064660 · 2025-06-09 · criminal · reversed in part
  19. People v. Ruiz CA4/2 E083422 · 2025-05-28 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Carvajal CA4/2 E084177 · 2025-04-30 · criminal · affirmed
  21. People v. Rivera CA4/1 D084664 · 2025-01-28 · criminal · affirmed
  22. People v. Jackson CA4/2 E083012 · 2024-11-27 · criminal · affirmed
  23. People v. Lewis CA4/2 E083396 · 2024-10-10 · criminal · dismissed
  24. People v. Sanchez CA4/2 E082813 · 2024-10-03 · criminal · affirmed
  25. People v. Newson CA4/1 D082242S · 2024-07-11 · criminal · reversed in part