William C. Pate
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1986–2006
F++
50% — 5 of 10 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 83% 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.
8cases reviewed on appeal
—5 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10
Outcomes on appeal
reversed 2 affirmed 2 writ denied 1 reversed in part 1 other 1 dismissed 1
Areas
civil 6 dependency 1 criminal 1
By year: 1994 2 · 1991 2 · 2008 1 · 2000 1 · 1993 1 · 1988 1 ·
Analysis
14reviewed cases analysed
35rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
1cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable
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