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Michael Smyth

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2014–2025

, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2020–2021 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2003–2020

F++
provisional — 50% — 1 of 2 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 83% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 2 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.

2cases reviewed on appeal
—2 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 2

Areas

criminal 2

By year: 2025 1 · 2014 1 ·

Analysis

4 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.

Cases

  1. People v. Shears CA4/1 D083490 · 2025-07-21 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Monges CA4/1 D064222 · 2014-12-19 · criminal · affirmed