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Brian E. Hill

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2025–2026

Presiding Justice, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 2011–2012 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 2003–2011

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provisional — 0% — 0 of 1 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 100% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 1 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.

3cases reviewed on appeal
—3 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 2 reversed 1

Areas

criminal 3

By year: 2026 2 · 2025 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. People v. Adams CA4/2 E083526 · 2026-02-26 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Dukes CA4/2 E086270 · 2026-01-28 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Newton CA4/1 D084673 · 2025-01-30 · criminal · reversed