Michael S. Groch
Sitting now: Dept. P, Central Courthouse (Presiding) (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2010–
D++
60% — 24 of 40 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 62% 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.
30cases reviewed on appeal
33%reversed, in whole or part, of 30 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 18 reversed in part 5 reversed 5 modified 2
Areas
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Analysis
57reviewed cases analysed
172rulings read
1rulings 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.