Runston G. Maino

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 1990–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1987– · , Municipal Court of California, County of San Diego 1982–1987

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64% — 47 of 74 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 52% 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.

63cases reviewed on appeal

24%reversed, in whole or part, of 59 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 42 reversed 9 reversed in part 5 modified 3 other 2 dismissed 2

Areas

criminal 62 civil 1

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Analysis

118reviewed cases analysed

288rulings read

0rulings where the model disagrees with the court

17cases 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

People v. Beason CA4/1 D083452 · 2025-03-27 · criminal · dismissed
People v. Wermuty CA4/1 D081421 · 2023-06-30 · criminal · dismissed