Brian Hill
Presiding Justice, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 2011–2012 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 2003–2011
F--
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.
6cases reviewed on appeal
—4 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 3 writ denied 1 reversed 1 other 1
Areas
By year: 2026 2 · 2025 2 · 2006 2 ·
Analysis
2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.