Stephanie Sontag
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2003–2020
B+
74% — 23 of 31 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 26% 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.
33cases reviewed on appeal
7%reversed, in whole or part, of 29 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 23 modified 4 writ denied 2 dismissed 2 reversed in part 1 reversed 1
Areas
criminal 27 other 4 family 1 civil 1
By year: 2015 8 · 2016 7 · 2013 6 · 2014 5 · 2021 2 · 2020 2 · 2018 2 · 2022 1 ·
Analysis
57reviewed cases analysed
160rulings read
2rulings where the model disagrees with the court
15cases with a verified missed authority
1appellate opinions called questionable
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