A website ranking judges by elo for the cases they dismiss in SF

Wild thing to say. There's not enough information provided in these dockets for me to form an opinion whether or not any of these dismissals are warranted or unwarranted.

Take a breath. Balance compassion for self and others.

Re: A website ranking judges by elo for the cases they dismiss in SF

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Post by simonw » Tue, May 05, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC

It would be useful if this site included a human-readable explanation of what terms like "Disposition: Diversion" compared to "Disposition: 871PC/No Sufficient Cause" meant.

Or a clear definition of what the question "Which released charge sounds worse?" means.

Re: A website ranking judges by elo for the cases they dismiss in SF

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Post by darepublic » Tue, May 05, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC

To clarify.. we judge which charge is worse and the judges get a higher rating _for_ not releasing on the more serious crimes? Basically is a higher rating good or bad here. You'd think higher rating good but I was confused by the wording

Re: A website ranking judges by elo for the cases they dismiss in SF

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 06, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC

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Re: A website ranking judges by elo for the cases they dismiss in SF

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Post by DoctorOW » Wed, May 06, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC

A very important note about being charged with something, it's not evidence of guilt but rather an accusation. As an example, of all unsolved murders in the United States, I theorize that you the reader have committed all of them. How does it reflect on your local law enforcement, courts, etc. that you're not sentenced for these crimes?

Re: A website ranking judges by elo for the cases they dismiss in SF

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Post by qingcharles » Wed, May 06, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC

darepublic wrote: post #7

To clarify.. we judge which charge is worse and the judges get a higher rating _for_ not releasing on the more serious crimes? Basically is a higher rating good or bad here. You'd think higher rating good but I was confused by the wording

This is crazy, because two things:

1) There is no way to see inside these cases; the charge might sound crazy on paper but could be a nothingburger in reality [1]

2) Cases can be over-charged by cops and prosecutors since it is easier then to get a plea deal on a lesser charge when you are threatening the defendant with a large amount of prison time on a higher (unjustified) charge

[1] Just one off the top of my head that I remember: Defendant was having a mental health episode while at his mother's house. She calls an ambulance. Police arrive first. They Tazer him. While he is on the ground being Tazer'd he grabs the bare skin of an officer and they receive an electric shock. Defendant's only charge is Aggravated Battery to a Peace Officer. It sounds really bad, but the case is obviously a lot more complicated than the name of the charge.