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Cynthia Ann Bashant
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Cynthia Ann Bashant

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2007–2026

Judge, District Court, S.D. California 2014– · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2000–2014

B+
provisional — 75% — 6 of 8 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 25% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 8 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.

92cases reviewed on appeal
1,245opinions authored
1,245panels sat on (not as author)
22%reversed, in whole or part, of 83 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 65 vacated 8 reversed in part 5 reversed 5 dismissed 2 remanded 1

The Ninth Circuit's later rulings on their dockets

affirmed 19 reversed in part 4 vacated 2 reversed 2 dismissed 2 other 1

Each Ninth Circuit opinion that names a docket this judge wrote an order on, by its outcome; the ruling it reviewed is not always the order in the record. The order's page links the opinion.

Areas

civil 52 criminal 34 dependency 3 probate 1 family 1 delinquency 1

By year: 2021 14 · 2018 14 · 2020 13 · 2019 12 · 2025 7 · 2024 7 · 2023 5 · 2022 5 · 2017 4 · 2026 3 · 2016 3 · 2014 3 · 2013 1 · 2007 1 ·

Analysis

10reviewed cases analysed
22rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
0cases 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 authored (every role)

  1. Jones v. San Diego Sheriffs Dept. 3:25-cv-00289 · 2025-03-28 · civil
  2. Novalk, LLC v. Kinsale Insurance Company 3:22-cv-00290 · 2025-03-21 · civil
  3. Hinton v. LVNV Funding, LLC 3:25-cv-00313 · 2025-03-21 · civil
  4. Kelly v. Secretary of CDCR 3:24-cv-01233 · 2025-03-10 · civil · other
  5. Anthony v. County of San Diego 3:25-cv-00310 · 2025-03-04 · civil
  6. Nguyen- Huu v. LaRose 3:24-cv-01649 · 2025-03-04 · civil · other
  7. Bonilla v. Plourd 3:25-cv-00166 · 2025-03-03 · civil
  8. Ecasali v. McMillin 3:24-cv-02489 · 2025-03-03 · civil
  9. D.G. v. Alpine Union School District 3:24-cv-00220 · 2025-02-26 · civil
  10. JBS Packerland, Inc. v. Phillips Cattle Co., Inc. 3:24-cv-01299 · 2025-02-24 · civil
  11. Brooke v. American Realty Capital Properties LLC 3:25-cv-00060 · 2025-02-24 · civil
  12. Brandon v. City of San Diego 3:24-cv-01164 · 2025-02-19 · civil
  13. Bennett v. United States 3:23-cv-01140 · 2025-02-13 · civil
  14. Aychillhum v. SSI 3:24-cv-02018 · 2025-02-12 · civil
  15. Bonilla v. Court Clerk's Office 3:25-cv-00096 · 2025-02-10 · civil
  16. Luminate Home Loans, Inc. v. Better Mortgage Co. 3:24-cv-02251 · 2025-02-07 · civil
  17. Klat v. Wahl 3:24-cv-01474 · 2025-01-29 · civil
  18. Sanchez v. Paramo 3:24-cv-01591 · 2025-01-16 · civil
  19. Toppan Interamerica, Inc. v. Whalen LLC 3:23-cv-01948 · 2025-01-13 · civil
  20. Sainz v. Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation 3:24-cv-00905 · 2025-01-10 · civil
  21. Bonilla v. San Diego Superior Court 3:24-cv-02378 · 2024-12-20 · civil
  22. Bonilla v. Imperial County Superior Court 3:24-cv-01929 · 2024-12-19 · civil
  23. Bonilla v. Imperial County Superior Court Judges 3:24-cv-02087 · 2024-12-12 · civil · other
  24. Schutza v. R&H Mission Gorge, Inc. 3:24-cv-00922 · 2024-12-12 · civil
  25. Sels v. Affirm, Inc. 3:24-cv-01556 · 2024-12-03 · civil