Michael J. Popkins
Sitting now: Dept. 14, South County Court — FELONY DISPO (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2013–
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64% — 36 of 56 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 50% 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.
42cases reviewed on appeal
20%reversed, in whole or part, of 40 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 29 reversed in part 4 reversed 4 modified 3 dismissed 2
Areas
By year: 2016 13 · 2025 7 · 2023 5 · 2022 4 · 2015 4 · 2018 3 · 2024 2 · 2017 2 · 2026 1 · 2019 1 ·
Analysis
82reviewed cases analysed
188rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
13cases 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.