Steven A. Mapes
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2007–
A++
provisional — 100% — 1 of 1 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 1 so far
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.
157cases reviewed on appeal
33%reversed, in whole or part, of 149 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 98 reversed 28 reversed in part 21 writ denied 5 dismissed 3 modified 2
Areas
dependency 137 criminal 17 delinquency 3
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Analysis
6 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.