Otis Sterling III
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2012–
A++
provisional — 100% — 1 of 1 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 1 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.
18cases reviewed on appeal
22%reversed, in whole or part, of 18 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 13 reversed in part 3 vacated 1 modified 1
Areas
By year: 2023 4 · 2022 4 · 2025 3 · 2026 2 · 2024 1 · 2021 1 · 2020 1 · 2016 1 · 2015 1 ·
Analysis
9 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.