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Bryan F. Foster

Judge · Superior Court of San Bernardino County · 2007–2025

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2003–

A
86% — 19 of 22 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 8% of 312 graded judges

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.

23cases reviewed on appeal
35%reversed, in whole or part, of 20 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 13 reversed in part 5 writ granted 2 reversed 2 dismissed 1

Areas

civil 22 criminal 1

By year: 2024 3 · 2023 3 · 2022 3 · 2021 3 · 2025 2 · 2015 2 · 2014 2 · 2020 1 · 2018 1 · 2017 1 · 2016 1 · 2007 1 ·

Analysis

18reviewed cases analysed
70rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
3cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable

Counts of a model's readings across this judge's reviewed cases, each shown on its case page beside the court's disposition. Not a finding about the judge.

Cases

  1. Steward v. Superior Court CA4/2 E080811 · 2025-10-27 · civil · writ granted
  2. Steward v. Superior Court CA4/2 E081563 · 2025-08-27 · civil · writ granted
  3. Mileham v. Walmart CA4/3 G063091 · 2024-03-29 · civil · affirmed
  4. Haering v. County of San Bernardino CA4/1 D082202 · 2024-02-23 · civil · affirmed
  5. Rinard v. Positive Investments CA4/1 D081546 · 2024-01-22 · civil · affirmed
  6. Casa Verde Landscaping Maintenance Corp. v. Lennar Communities CA4/1 D081550 · 2023-10-24 · civil · reversed
  7. Sawyer v. KeHE Distributors CA4/2 E078024 · 2023-07-12 · civil · affirmed
  8. Romero v. Cherry Avenue Development CA4/2 E078921 · 2023-07-11 · civil · dismissed
  9. N.R. v. San Bernardino County Children and Family Services CA4/2 E074418 · 2022-11-10 · civil · affirmed
  10. Price v. Victor Valley Union High School Dist. E076784 · 2022-11-10 · civil · reversed in part
  11. M.M. v. Koinonia Foster Homes CA4/2 E074331 · 2022-03-14 · civil · reversed in part
  12. Tanriverdi v. City of Ontario CA4/2 E075198 · 2021-12-15 · civil · affirmed
  13. Vargas v. County of San Bernardino CA4/2 E074404 · 2021-06-01 · civil · affirmed
  14. Martinez v. So. Cal. Edison CA4/1 D078061 · 2021-05-20 · civil · affirmed
  15. Caldera v. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation G057343 · 2020-04-30 · civil · reversed
  16. Caldera v. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation G053168 · 2018-07-09 · civil · reversed in part
  17. Whitehall v. County of San Bernardino E065672 · 2017-11-15 · civil · affirmed
  18. Trousas v. Kim CA4/1 D068062 · 2016-02-01 · civil · reversed in part
  19. Miller-Brumfield v. Cal. Dept. of State Hospitals CA4/1 D068044 · 2015-08-21 · civil · affirmed
  20. Anaya v. QuickTrim CA4/1 D067432 · 2015-07-02 · civil · affirmed
  21. Jayaweera v. Lansberg CA4/1 D065800 · 2014-11-25 · civil · affirmed
  22. Gilbert v. County of San Bernardino CA4/1 D065797 · 2014-08-28 · civil · affirmed
  23. People v. Alice S144501 · 2007-07-05 · criminal · reversed in part