Michael D. Washington
Sitting now: Dept. 73, Hall of Justice — CIVIL IC (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2013–
B++
77% — 30 of 39 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 22% 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.
24cases reviewed on appeal
17%reversed, in whole or part, of 23 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 17 reversed in part 3 modified 2 writ denied 1 reversed 1
Areas
By year: 2024 7 · 2025 4 · 2023 4 · 2026 2 · 2022 2 · 2021 2 · 2015 2 · 2019 1 ·
Analysis
44reviewed cases analysed
152rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
7cases 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.