Michael B. Donner
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2008–2019
D++
provisional — 60% — 3 of 5 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 62% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 5 so far
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.
53cases reviewed on appeal
21%reversed, in whole or part, of 53 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 38 reversed in part 11 modified 4
Areas
By year: 2014 15 · 2015 12 · 2013 12 · 2016 8 · 2022 2 · 2017 2 · 2021 1 · 2020 1 ·
Analysis
10reviewed cases analysed
21rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
2cases 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.