James B. Jennings
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1983–2004 · , Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara 1981–1983
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.
4cases reviewed on appeal
—4 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10
Outcomes on appeal
Areas
By year: 2025 2 · 2004 1 · 1988 1 ·
Analysis
1 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.