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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. Mendoza CA4/1 D084511 · 2024-11-08 · criminal · reversed in part
  2. People v. Chambers CA4/3 G063918 · 2024-10-24 · criminal · reversed in part
  3. People v. Venable CA4/2 E071681M · 2022-09-14 · criminal · reversed in part
  4. People v. Jimenez E074849N · 2022-01-11 · criminal · reversed in part
  5. People v. Jimenez E074849M · 2021-12-16 · criminal · reversed in part
  6. People v. Jimenez E074849 · 2021-12-14 · criminal · reversed in part
  7. People v. Jimenez E074849 · 2021-12-14 · criminal · reversed in part