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William F. Fahey

Judge · Superior Court of Los Angeles County · 2003–2026

A++
provisional — 100% — 2 of 2 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% 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.

107cases reviewed on appeal
31%reversed, in whole or part, of 100 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 68 reversed 23 reversed in part 8 writ granted 3 dismissed 2 other 1 modified 1

Areas

civil 105 probate 1 criminal 1

By year: 2015 13 · 2014 11 · 2016 10 · 2025 9 · 2013 9 · 2022 8 · 2026 7 · 2023 7 · 2020 7 · 2024 6 · 2021 6 · 2018 4 · 2009 4 · 2019 2 · 2017 1 · 2006 1 · 2005 1 · 2003 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. Wang v. Plaza Bonita CA2/2 B321484 · 2025-01-30 · civil · reversed in part
  2. Vargas v. The Vons Companies CA2/2 B315167 · 2022-12-15 · civil · reversed in part
  3. Max v. 8E6 Corp. CA2/1 B307406M · 2022-04-27 · civil · reversed in part
  4. Herron v. County of L.A. CA2/7 B295184 · 2021-12-08 · civil · reversed in part
  5. Figueroa Tower I v. U.S. Bank Nat. Assn. CA2/5 B255844 · 2015-06-16 · civil · reversed in part
  6. Carmona v. Preston Waters Corp. CA2/3 B251637 · 2014-07-08 · civil · reversed in part
  7. D.S. v. County of Los Angeles CA2/5 B239902 · 2013-12-13 · civil · reversed in part
  8. Benitez v. Williams B242512 · 2013-08-30 · civil · reversed in part