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.
Cases reviewed on appeal (every role)
- Santa Ana Police Off. Assn. v. City of Santa Ana.
- Santa Ana Police Off. Assn. v. City of Santa Ana.
- Dual Diagnosis Treatment Center, Inc. v. Buschel
- Perez v. City of Westminster
- Universal Interactive LLC v. Anton CA4/3
- Barahona v. Automotive Creations CA4/3
- Perry v. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian CA4/3
- Taati v. Ebrahimi CA4/3
- Zephyr Equities & Development, LLC v. Brookfield Natomas, LLC CA4/3
- Garden Grove Galleria v. Cathay Bank CA4/3
- Pedes Orange County v. Harris CA4/3
- Hughes v. The Bank of New York Mellon CA4/3
- Mahgerefteh v. Verizon California CA4/3
- Sadeghi v. Snell CA4/3
- Viriyapanthu v. Suriel CA4/3
- Calderon v. Orange Co. Housing Authority CA4/3
- Wells Fargo Bank Nat. Assn. v. Mirrafati CA4/3
- Nissan Motor Acceptance v. Superior Automotive Group CA4/3
- Mendoza v. Western Medical Center Santa Ana
- Rie v. City of Los Angeles CA4/3
- Wilson v. City of Laguna Beach CA4/3
- San Miguel Community Assn. v. State Farm
- Roldan v. Callahan & Blaine
- Degenarro v. Geiger & Merritt, LLP CA4/3
- Roldan v. Callahan & Blaine