Pennie K. McLaughlin
Sitting now: Rotating, North County Court — JRU (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)
A+
89% — 17 of 19 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 6% 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.
11cases reviewed on appeal
30%reversed, in whole or part, of 10 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 7 reversed in part 3 writ denied 1
Areas
By year: 2020 3 · 2025 2 · 2022 2 · 2021 2 · 2015 1 · 2014 1 ·
Analysis
20reviewed cases analysed
69rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
4cases 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.