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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

  1. Jeffers v. Financial Business And Consumer Solutions, Inc. 3:24-cv-01011 · 2024-10-07 · civil
  2. JBS Packerland, Inc. v. Phillips Cattle Co., Inc. 3:24-cv-01299 · 2024-10-04 · civil
  3. Bonilla v. Alameda County District Attorney's Office 3:24-cv-01756 · 2024-10-03 · civil
  4. City of San Diego v. Invitation Homes, Inc. 3:22-cv-00260 · 2024-10-02 · civil
  5. The Upper Deck Company v. Pixels.com, LLC 3:24-cv-00923 · 2024-10-01 · civil
  6. McGarity v. Sun-Maid Growers of California 3:24-cv-00714 · 2024-10-01 · civil
  7. United States v. Sam Solakyan 22-50023 · 2024-09-30 · criminal · vacated
  8. Saadat Nejad v. United States of America 3:24-cv-01519 · 2024-09-26 · civil
  9. Charman v. California Check Cashing Stores, LLC. 3:24-cv-00695 · 2024-09-24 · civil
  10. JBS Packerland, Inc. v. Phillips Cattle Co., Inc. 3:24-cv-01299 · 2024-09-24 · civil
  11. Ali v. Mayorkas 3:24-cv-01210 · 2024-09-23 · civil
  12. Appel v. Concierge Auctions, LLC 3:17-cv-02263 · 2024-09-20 · civil
  13. United States v. Romero-Corona 23-1520 · 2024-09-12 · criminal · affirmed
  14. The Estate of Elisa Serna v. County of San Diego 3:20-cv-02096 · 2024-09-10 · civil
  15. Riddick v. Sony Electronics Inc. 3:24-cv-00319 · 2024-09-09 · civil
  16. Ellis-Sanders v. Guardian Piazza D'Oro LLC 3:24-cv-00408 · 2024-09-04 · civil
  17. Marine Group Boat Works, LLC v. F /V Heather, a 1979 73.6 Foot Commercial Fishing Vessel 3:24-cv-01303 · 2024-08-23 · civil
  18. Riddick v. Sony Electronics Inc. 3:24-cv-00319 · 2024-08-23 · civil
  19. Butler Li v. Kijakazi 3:23-cv-01487 · 2024-08-22 · civil
  20. Evans v. City of San Diego 3:23-cv-00883 · 2024-08-22 · civil
  21. Cocroft v. EquipmentShare.com Inc. 3:24-cv-00645 · 2024-08-19 · civil
  22. Knott v. The City of San Diego 3:24-cv-00855 · 2024-08-16 · civil
  23. Marquez v. FCA US, LLC 3:24-cv-00255 · 2024-08-14 · civil
  24. 3:24-cv-00082 · 2024-07-22 · civil
  25. Conam Management Corporation v. Great American E&S Insurance Company 3:23-cv-02122 · 2024-07-11 · civil