Charles J. Umeda
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2015–
A++
provisional — 100% — 3 of 3 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 3 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.
23cases reviewed on appeal
20%reversed, in whole or part, of 20 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 16 reversed in part 3 writ granted 2 reversed 1 dismissed 1
Areas
delinquency 13 criminal 9 civil 1
By year: 2022 7 · 2024 5 · 2025 4 · 2023 4 · 2026 1 · 2021 1 · 2018 1 ·
Analysis
4 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.