Steven R. Denton
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2001–2013
B++
78% — 32 of 41 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 20% 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.
18cases reviewed on appeal
33%reversed, in whole or part, of 15 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 9 reversed 4 dismissed 3 reversed in part 1 modified 1
Areas
By year: 2013 8 · 2014 4 · 2015 2 · 2010 2 · 2017 1 · 2008 1 ·
Analysis
36reviewed cases analysed
123rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
7cases 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
- Hartnett v. San Diego County Office of Education
- Kuba v. SeaWorld CA4/1
- Sviridov v. City of San Diego CA4/1
- Ecolite Concrete USA v. G.S. Levine Ins. Services CA4/1
- Sachs v. San Diego Center for Children CA4/1
- Diabetes Research Restitution v. Katz CA4/1
- Costa Del Sol at Carmel Valley HOA v. Mitchell CA4/1
- Community Youth Athletic Center v. City of National City
- Hartnett v. San Diego County Office of Education CA4/1
- Hartnett v. San Diego County Office of Education CA4/1
- Premier Patio Heating Specialists v. WestAir Gases & Equipment CA4/1
- Ameri v. JP Morgan Chase Bank CA4/1
- Gal v. Panto USA CA4/1
- Foley v. One Harbor Drive Homeowners Assn. CA4/1
- Schindelar v. Neefe CA4/1
- CHAPALA MANAGEMENT CORP. v. Stanton
- Risely v. Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club
- Greystone Homes, Inc. v. Midtec, Inc.