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Michael M. Anello
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Michael M. Anello

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2000–2026

Judge, District Court, S.D. California 2008–

B+
75% — 9 of 12 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 25% 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.

101cases reviewed on appeal
711opinions authored
717panels sat on (not as author)
25%reversed, in whole or part, of 89 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 67 reversed 12 reversed in part 6 vacated 4 dismissed 3 remanded 2

The Ninth Circuit's later rulings on their dockets

affirmed 9 reversed 1 dismissed 1

Each Ninth Circuit opinion that names a docket this judge wrote an order on, by its outcome; the ruling it reviewed is not always the order in the record. The order's page links the opinion.

Areas

civil 72 criminal 29

By year: 2020 14 · 2019 12 · 2010 12 · 2018 10 · 2011 9 · 2026 6 · 2021 6 · 2017 6 · 2015 4 · 2016 3 · 2013 3 · 2025 2 · 2024 2 · 2023 2 · 2022 2 · 2012 2 · 2000 2 · 2014 1 · 2008 1 · 2007 1 · 2005 1 ·

Analysis

13reviewed cases analysed
56rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
1cases 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. Shenzhen Zehuijin Investment Center v. Yingkui 24-6215 · 2026-08-03 · civil · affirmed
  2. Dawes v. Ausbury 25-1701 · 2026-07-31 · civil · affirmed
  3. United States v. Tiedemann 25-1409 · 2026-07-16 · criminal · affirmed
  4. Theresa Torricellas v. J. Core 23-55640 · 2026-07-14 · criminal · affirmed
  5. Donaghe v. Sherman Elementary 24-7799 · 2026-04-27 · civil · dismissed
  6. Drake v. Bayer Healthcare LLC 24-7158 · 2026-04-21 · civil · affirmed
  7. Marks v. United Parks & Resorts, Inc. 3:24-cv-01992 · 2025-09-26 · civil
  8. Zoro v. O'Malley 3:24-cv-02224 · 2025-09-22 · civil
  9. United States v. Thomas 24-6126 · 2025-09-10 · civil · affirmed
  10. Freshpoint Atlanta, Inc. v. Haywood 3:20-cv-01065 · 2025-09-09 · civil
  11. National Public Radio, Inc. v. U.S. Central Command 3:21-cv-01079 · 2025-09-08 · civil
  12. Labarge v. Elutia, Inc. 3:24-cv-01857 · 2025-08-25 · civil
  13. Zoro v. O'Malley 3:24-cv-02224 · 2025-08-19 · civil
  14. Morrison v. Yippee Entertainment, Inc. 24-7235 · 2025-08-18 · civil · reversed
  15. Thompson v. RJD CF Warden 3:24-cv-00357 · 2025-08-15 · civil
  16. Angga v. Bumble Bee Foods, LLC 3:25-cv-00583 · 2025-08-13 · civil
  17. Morton v. County of San Diego 3:21-cv-01428 · 2025-07-28 · civil
  18. Labarge v. Elutia, Inc. 3:24-cv-01857 · 2025-07-21 · civil
  19. Betts v. Terronez 3:25-cv-01296 · 2025-07-07 · civil
  20. King v. Clear and Strategic LLC 3:25-cv-00508 · 2025-07-03 · civil
  21. Kimera Labs Inc v. Jayashankar 3:21-cv-02137 · 2025-06-26 · civil
  22. Kimera Labs Inc v. Jayashankar 3:21-cv-02137 · 2025-06-25 · civil
  23. Kimera Labs Inc v. Jayashankar 3:21-cv-02137 · 2025-06-23 · civil
  24. Wilson v. Macomber 3:24-cv-01079 · 2025-06-18 · civil
  25. Juarez v. Hill 3:24-cv-02315 · 2025-06-05 · civil