Ronald L. Bauer
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Orange 1991–2020
A++
provisional — 100% — 2 of 2 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 — 2 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.
69cases reviewed on appeal
34%reversed, in whole or part, of 58 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 38 reversed 15 other 6 reversed in part 5 dismissed 3 writ granted 1 writ denied 1
Areas
civil 63 probate 3 criminal 2 family 1
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Analysis
2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.