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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. Suguitan CA4/2 E059380 · 2014-02-19 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Berkley CA4/2 E059384 · 2014-02-13 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Valdez CA4/2 E059436 · 2014-02-11 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Maldonado CA4/2 E059388 · 2014-02-10 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Watson CA4/2 E059428 · 2014-02-10 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Bray CA4/2 E059821 · 2014-02-05 · criminal · affirmed
  7. People v. Brooks CA4/2 E059239 · 2014-01-27 · criminal · affirmed
  8. People v. Jimmerson CA4/2 E059560 · 2014-01-22 · criminal · affirmed
  9. People v. Hughes CA4/2 E059474 · 2014-01-17 · criminal · affirmed
  10. People v. Wilson CA4/2 E058849 · 2014-01-17 · criminal · affirmed
  11. People v. Welch CA4/2 E059376 · 2014-01-15 · criminal · affirmed
  12. People v. Montanez CA4/2 E059246 · 2014-01-15 · criminal · affirmed
  13. People v. Cabral CA4/2 E058860 · 2014-01-15 · criminal · affirmed
  14. People v. Downs CA4/2 E059248 · 2014-01-15 · criminal · affirmed
  15. People v. Bolden CA4/2 E059245 · 2014-01-14 · criminal · affirmed
  16. People v. French CA4/2 E059381 · 2014-01-08 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. James CA4/2 E059383 · 2013-12-31 · criminal · affirmed
  18. People v. Cassity CA4/2 E059255 · 2013-12-30 · criminal · affirmed
  19. People v. Romero CA4/2 E058691 · 2013-12-30 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Payan CA4/2 E058949M · 2013-12-19 · criminal · affirmed
  21. People v. Blackburn CA4/2 E058951 · 2013-12-11 · criminal · affirmed
  22. People v. Burroughs CA4/2 E059014 · 2013-12-11 · criminal · affirmed
  23. People v. Salazar CA4/2 E058098 · 2013-11-27 · criminal · affirmed
  24. People v. Alva CA4/2 E058821 · 2013-11-26 · criminal · affirmed
  25. People v. Matthews CA4/2 E058831 · 2013-11-22 · criminal · affirmed