Michael J. Rushton
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2009–
F--
provisional — 29% — 2 of 7 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 98% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 7 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.
48cases reviewed on appeal
32%reversed, in whole or part, of 40 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 23 reversed in part 7 reversed 6 writ denied 4 modified 4 dismissed 3 writ granted 1
Areas
dependency 24 criminal 23 family 1
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Analysis
9 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.