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Stephen J. Gallon

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2013–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2010–

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62% — 8 of 13 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 58% 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.

39cases reviewed on appeal
26%reversed, in whole or part, of 39 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 27 reversed in part 7 reversed 2 modified 2 vacated 1

Areas

criminal 39

By year: 2025 9 · 2026 6 · 2024 6 · 2021 5 · 2023 4 · 2020 3 · 2022 2 · 2016 2 · 2013 2 ·

Analysis

20reviewed cases analysed
51rulings read
1rulings where the model disagrees with the court
3cases with a verified missed authority
1appellate 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. People v. Burton-Phillips CA4/2 E083628M · 2026-09-17 · criminal · reversed in part
  2. People v. Burton-Phillips CA4/2 E083628 · 2026-08-21 · criminal · reversed in part
  3. People v. Gatison CA4/2 E081775 · 2026-05-07 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Rodriguez CA4/2 E084913 · 2026-04-30 · criminal · reversed in part
  5. People v. Fifita CA4/2 E085748 · 2026-04-01 · criminal · modified
  6. People v. Soto CA4/2 E085168 · 2026-02-19 · criminal · affirmed
  7. People v. Hernandez CA4/2 E085731 · 2025-12-23 · criminal · affirmed
  8. People v. Umathum CA4/1 D085708 · 2025-12-19 · criminal · affirmed
  9. People v. Grandison CA4/1 D082992A · 2025-11-18 · criminal · reversed in part
  10. People v. Ayala CA4/1 D086170 · 2025-09-18 · criminal · reversed in part
  11. People v. Boswell CA4/2 E083353 · 2025-08-08 · criminal · affirmed
  12. People v. Meza CA4/3 G063579 · 2025-07-17 · criminal · affirmed
  13. People v. Grandison CA4/1 D082992 · 2025-06-09 · criminal · affirmed
  14. People v. Frenette CA4/1 D085720 · 2025-05-22 · criminal · reversed in part
  15. People v. Dominguez CA4/2 E080878 · 2025-03-13 · criminal · affirmed
  16. People v. Ibarra D084309 · 2024-11-21 · criminal · reversed in part
  17. People v. Edwards CA4/2 E083036 · 2024-10-04 · criminal · affirmed
  18. People v. Aparicio CA4/2 E083407 · 2024-10-02 · criminal · affirmed
  19. People v. Weyls CA4/3 G064341 · 2024-09-25 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Hicks D081981 · 2024-07-31 · criminal · reversed
  21. People v. Nava CA4/1 D084021 · 2024-07-16 · criminal · vacated
  22. People v. Howard CA4/2 E080834 · 2023-12-27 · criminal · affirmed
  23. People v. Citizen CA4/1 D082213 · 2023-12-13 · criminal · affirmed
  24. People v. Inns CA4/3 G062711 · 2023-10-03 · criminal · affirmed
  25. People v. Edwards CA4/2 E077753 · 2023-05-23 · criminal · affirmed