Richard S. Whitney
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2003–
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62% — 89 of 143 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 55% 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.
94cases reviewed on appeal
27%reversed, in whole or part, of 92 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 63 reversed 18 reversed in part 7 modified 4 writ granted 1 dismissed 1
Areas
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Analysis
176reviewed cases analysed
554rulings read
1rulings where the model disagrees with the court
30cases 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
- Preovolos v. Preovolos CA4/1
- Scheper v. Sullivan CA4/1
- Heitman v. 1315 Orange Ave LLC CA4/1
- Let Them Choose v. San Diego Unified School Dist.
- Starflinger v. KBC Capital CA4/1
- V&C Investments v. Fusion Hospitality Corp. CA4/1
- Bentley v. Karimi CA4/1
- Stan's Big Savings v. Bodge CA4/1
- Jacobs v. Sharp Healthcare CA4/1
- Save Our Students-Safety etc. v. County of San Diego CA4/1
- Curtin Maritime Corp. v. Pacific Dredge etc.
- Dillard v. Government Employees Ins. CA4/1
- Andrews v. Metropolitan Transit System
- Webster Ave. Church of Christ v. Fire Prevention Services CA4/1
- Downes v. Belmont Park Entertainment CA4/1
- Haida Group v. Regency Centers CA4/1
- Rowan v. Hilliard CA4/1
- Golden Hill Neighborhood Assn. v. City of San Diego CA4/1