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Patrick F. Magers

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 1989–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 1987–2010 · , Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 1986–1987

B-
71% — 12 of 17 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 35% 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
22%reversed, in whole or part, of 27 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 19 reversed in part 4 writ granted 3 reversed 2 modified 2

Areas

criminal 30

By year: 2015 7 · 2016 6 · 2013 6 · 2014 3 · 2026 1 · 2020 1 · 2019 1 · 2005 1 · 2000 1 · 1995 1 · 1990 1 · 1989 1 ·

Analysis

12reviewed cases analysed
51rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
5cases 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. Scott v. Superior Court CA4/2 E086607 · 2026-01-27 · criminal · writ granted
  2. People v. Kambouris CA4/2 E072468 · 2020-10-22 · criminal · reversed in part
  3. People v. Zamora E069607 · 2019-05-14 · criminal · reversed in part
  4. People v. Scott E060028M · 2016-11-01 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Scott E060028A · 2016-10-12 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Gomez CA4/2 E063034 · 2016-09-02 · criminal · reversed in part
  7. People v. Cano CA4/2 E064639 · 2016-06-28 · criminal · modified
  8. People v. Jones CA4/2 E061729 · 2016-03-24 · criminal · affirmed
  9. In re Julian CA4/1 D069367 · 2016-02-01 · criminal · writ granted
  10. People v. Lopez CA4/1 D068727 · 2015-11-20 · criminal · affirmed
  11. People v. Maldonado CA4/1 D067477 · 2015-08-25 · criminal · affirmed
  12. People v. Wilkerson CA4/2 E060059 · 2015-07-16 · criminal · affirmed
  13. People v. Cory CA4/2 E061930 · 2015-06-15 · criminal · affirmed
  14. People v. Shamblin E059714 · 2015-04-21 · criminal · affirmed
  15. People v. Scott E060028 · 2015-03-20 · criminal · affirmed
  16. People v. Gutierrez CA4/1 D066167 · 2015-02-24 · criminal · reversed
  17. People v. Washington CA4/2 E057957 · 2014-08-01 · criminal · affirmed
  18. People v. Smith CA4/1 D065632 · 2014-07-31 · criminal · affirmed
  19. People v. Barrientos CA4/2 E057285 · 2014-05-13 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Gutierrez CA4/1 D063498 · 2013-10-28 · criminal · reversed in part
  21. The People v. Lomas CA4/2 E055987 · 2013-09-25 · criminal · affirmed
  22. The People v. Super. Ct. CA4/2 E057425 · 2013-09-18 · criminal · writ granted
  23. P. v. Brown CA4/2 E056509 · 2013-04-25 · criminal · affirmed
  24. The People v. Smith D060317A · 2013-04-15 · criminal · modified
  25. P. v. Marquez CA4/2 E055899 · 2013-03-06 · criminal · affirmed