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Steve Malone

Judge · 2013–2026

A--
80% — 8 of 10 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 16% 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.

51cases reviewed on appeal
30%reversed, in whole or part, of 47 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 31 reversed in part 7 reversed 7 modified 2 dismissed 2 writ granted 1 other 1

Areas

criminal 47 civil 4

By year: 2024 10 · 2021 9 · 2025 6 · 2015 6 · 2022 4 · 2023 3 · 2016 3 · 2014 3 · 2013 3 · 2026 2 · 2020 2 ·

Analysis

14reviewed cases analysed
48rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
3cases 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

  1. People v. Morales CA4/2 E087099 · 2026-06-01 · criminal · dismissed
  2. People v. A.C. CA4/2 E059006 · 2014-03-20 · criminal · dismissed