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Thomas R. Murphy

Temporary judge · Superior Court of Orange County · 1988–2017

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1985–2000 · , Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1980–1985 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1969–1985 · , Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 1965–1969 · Judge, District Court, S.D. New York 1951–1995

F++
provisional — 50% — 3 of 6 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 — 6 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.

10cases reviewed on appeal
—8 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 7 other 2 reversed 1

Areas

family 5 civil 4 probate 1

By year: 2013 2 · 1997 2 · 2017 1 · 2015 1 · 2000 1 · 1995 1 · 1994 1 · 1988 1 ·

Analysis

14reviewed cases analysed
30rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
2cases 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. In re Marriage of Kamgar G052024 · 2017-12-08 · family · affirmed
  2. Marriage of Fivash and Pepper CA4/1 D065598 · 2015-08-25 · family · affirmed
  3. Marriage of Valdez CA4/3 G046990 · 2013-06-28 · family · affirmed
  4. Marr. of Greenway G045949 · 2013-06-26 · family · affirmed
  5. Fraley v. Allstate Insurance Company D032817 · 2000-06-14 · civil · affirmed
  6. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASS'N v. Bugna Docket Nos. D023202, D023426 · 1997-08-29 · probate · reversed
  7. Cortez v. Vogt D021806 · 1997-02-10 · civil · other
  8. Van Petten v. County of San Diego D020669 · 1995-09-06 · civil · affirmed
  9. Hale v. Superior Court D021574 · 1994-09-16 · civil · other
  10. In Re Marriage of Wilson D006132 · 1988-05-31 · family · affirmed