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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. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASS'N v. Bugna Docket Nos. D023202, D023426 · 1997-08-29 · probate · reversed