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Thomas E. Kelly

Retired judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 1995–2024

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Butte 2003–2010 · Presiding Justice, Superior Court of California, County of Butte 2003–2003 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Butte 2002–2003 · Presiding Justice, Superior Court of California, County of Butte 2001–2002 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alpine 1998–2000 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz 1998–2006 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Butte 1998–2001 · , Superior Court of California, County of Alpine 1991–1998 · , Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz 1986–1998 · , Superior Court of California, County of Alpine 1976–1991

F++
provisional — 50% — 1 of 2 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 83% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 2 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.

35cases reviewed on appeal
19%reversed, in whole or part, of 31 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 25 reversed in part 5 dismissed 4 reversed 1

Areas

criminal 35

By year: 2023 7 · 2014 7 · 2024 6 · 2021 5 · 2020 3 · 2013 3 · 2022 1 · 2016 1 · 2015 1 · 1995 1 ·

Analysis

2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.

Cases

  1. People v. Romancorrea CA4/2 E059568 · 2014-12-16 · criminal · reversed in part
  2. People v. Robinson E056791 · 2014-12-08 · criminal · reversed in part
  3. People v. Lopez CA4/2 E058762 · 2014-08-20 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Reichlein CA4/2 E058873 · 2014-05-19 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Leal CA4/2 E057363 · 2014-01-17 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Cerna CA4/2 E057624 · 2014-01-08 · criminal · affirmed
  7. The People v. Ortega E054882 · 2013-08-21 · criminal · affirmed
  8. The People v. Davis E056019 · 2013-07-19 · criminal · affirmed
  9. P. v. Smith CA4/2 E055127 · 2013-03-15 · criminal · affirmed
  10. People v. Kwolek H012939 · 1995-12-12 · criminal · affirmed