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Richard S. Whitney

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2013–2026

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

civil 68 criminal 25 family 1

By year: 2022 19 · 2021 15 · 2024 13 · 2023 11 · 2013 9 · 2014 8 · 2025 5 · 2016 4 · 2015 4 · 2026 3 · 2020 2 · 2019 1 ·

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

  1. Sylvania v. Acre Investment Real Estate Services CA4/1 D078152 · 2022-01-06 · civil · affirmed
  2. Downes v. Belmont Park Entertainment CA4/1 D077851 · 2021-12-29 · civil · reversed
  3. Haida Group v. Regency Centers CA4/1 D078662 · 2021-11-17 · civil · reversed
  4. Nilson v. White CA4/1 D077046 · 2021-09-16 · civil · affirmed
  5. Bordeaux v. State of Cal. Dept. of Child Support Services CA4/1 D076736 · 2021-09-03 · family · affirmed
  6. Hakenjos Hall Prof. Services v. Korte/Schwartz CA4/1 D075321 · 2021-06-17 · civil · modified
  7. San Diegans for Open Govt. v. Fonseca D077652M · 2021-06-08 · civil · affirmed
  8. Richmond v. Mikkelson CA4/1 D076375 · 2021-06-04 · civil · affirmed
  9. San Diegans for Open Government v. Fonseca D077652 · 2021-05-19 · civil · affirmed
  10. SLPR v. San Diego Unified Port Dist. CA4/1 D077370 · 2021-05-17 · civil · affirmed
  11. Pristine Environments v. Signet Jewelers CA4/1 D077282 · 2021-05-11 · civil · affirmed
  12. Segerstrom v. Yergovich CA4/1 D076373 · 2021-05-03 · civil · affirmed
  13. Soofi v. Contreras Law Firm CA4/1 D076884 · 2021-03-25 · civil · affirmed
  14. M&F Fishing, Inc. v. Philadephia Indemnity Ins. Co. CA4/1 D076796 · 2021-03-18 · civil · affirmed
  15. People v. Young CA4/1 D076397 · 2021-02-26 · criminal · affirmed
  16. City of San Diego v. Nelson CA4/1 D073207 · 2021-01-15 · civil · affirmed
  17. Burgess v. Coronado Unified School Dist. D076263 · 2020-12-24 · civil · affirmed
  18. Rowan v. Hilliard CA4/1 D075779 · 2020-09-22 · civil · reversed
  19. People v. Jimenez D073313 · 2019-02-21 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Boegeman CA4/1 D068525 · 2016-09-29 · criminal · affirmed
  21. People v. Brauns CA4/1 D067811 · 2016-09-06 · criminal · affirmed
  22. People v. Burleson CA4/1 D068239 · 2016-02-29 · criminal · affirmed
  23. People v. Middleton CA4/1 D068302 · 2016-01-14 · criminal · affirmed
  24. People v. Harper CA4/1 D067517 · 2015-10-28 · criminal · affirmed
  25. People v. Keating CA4/1 D067077 · 2015-07-09 · criminal · affirmed