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Janice R. Brown
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Janice R. Brown

Justice, Court of Appeal · Supreme Court of California · 1961–2026

Judge, District Court, District of Columbia 2005– · Judge, California Supreme Court 1996–2005 · Associate Justice, California Supreme Court 1996–2005 · Associate Justice, California Supreme Court 1994–1996 · Judge, California Court of Appeal 1994–1996

A-
provisional — 100% — 2.0 of 2 opinions sound, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 12% of 80 graded judges, but ten opinions 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.

1,392opinions authored
2,042panels sat on (not as author)

Analysis

No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.

Cases sat on (every role)

  1. Toothman v. Redwood Toxicology Laboratory A171567 · 2026-05-05 · civil
  2. Hartman v. Hartman CA1/4 A172492 · 2026-04-29 · family
  3. Mielke v. The Regents of the U. of Cal. CA1/4 A170721 · 2026-04-24 · civil
  4. Western Manufactured Housing Cmty. Assn. v. City of Santa Rosa A172082 · 2026-04-17 · civil
  5. In re Thomas J. CA1/4 A174080 · 2026-04-16 · criminal
  6. In re Sebastian C. A172531 · 2026-04-15 · criminal
  7. Zand v. Sukumar A171273 · 2026-04-14 · civil
  8. Marriage of Jenkins A169217M · 2026-04-07 · family
  9. People v. Medrano CA1/4 A167598 · 2026-03-30 · criminal
  10. Scott v. Marin County Assessment Appeals Bd. CA1/4 A171613 · 2026-03-26 · probate · writ granted
  11. In re K.C. CA1/4 A172864 · 2026-03-23 · dependency
  12. Marriage of Beas CA1/4 A171912 · 2026-03-19 · family
  13. Marriage of Jenkins A169217 · 2026-03-18 · family
  14. People v. Grant CA1/4 A173420 · 2026-03-11 · criminal
  15. Alameda County Taxpayers' Assn., Inc. v. City of Oakland A171041 · 2026-03-09 · civil
  16. In re L.G. A173218 · 2026-03-06 · dependency
  17. People v. Zaragoza CA1/4 A171940 · 2026-02-25 · criminal
  18. M.M. v. Superior Court CA1/4 A174850 · 2026-02-05 · dependency
  19. Halperin v. Halperin A172110 · 2026-01-29 · civil
  20. Marriage of Starr A172153M · 2026-01-23 · family
  21. Marriage of Starr A172153 · 2026-01-22 · family
  22. In re Thai A170701M · 2026-01-13 · criminal
  23. LaCour v. Marshalls of California A170191A · 2025-12-26 · civil
  24. LaCour v. Marshalls of California A170191 · 2025-12-23 · civil
  25. In re Thai A170701 · 2025-12-16 · criminal