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James E. Simmons

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2023–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2017–

A++
provisional — 100% — 1 of 1 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 — 1 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.

1cases reviewed on appeal
353opinions authored
353panels sat on (not as author)
—1 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 1

The Ninth Circuit's later rulings on their dockets

affirmed 3 reversed in part 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

criminal 1

By year: 2023 1 ·

Analysis

2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.

Cases authored (every role)

  1. Johnson v. Boreago 3:24-cv-00494 · 2024-04-04 · civil
  2. Daniels v. County of San Diego 3:23-cv-00316 · 2024-03-29 · civil
  3. Wilson v. Hatch Bank 3:23-cv-00813 · 2024-03-29 · civil
  4. The People of the State of California v. Caydon San Diego Property LLC 3:23-cv-01296 · 2024-03-29 · civil
  5. Albertini v. San Diego County Sheriff Department 3:24-cv-00284 · 2024-03-12 · civil
  6. Emert v. The People of the State of California 3:23-cv-02318 · 2024-02-26 · civil · dismissed
  7. Sandoval v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection 3:23-cv-01461 · 2024-02-16 · civil
  8. Estate of Joel Reyes Munoz by its successor in interest Leticia Duran Martinez v. The United States of America 3:23-cv-01422 · 2024-02-13 · civil
  9. Bruce v. Becerra 3:23-cv-00214 · 2024-02-13 · civil
  10. Jones v. Tonal Systems, Inc. 3:23-cv-01267 · 2024-02-02 · civil
  11. Armour v. Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio 3:23-cv-02074 · 2024-01-30 · civil
  12. Lopez v. Utility Tree Service, LLC 3:22-cv-01404 · 2024-01-22 · civil
  13. Sandoval v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection 3:23-cv-01461 · 2024-01-11 · civil
  14. Emert v. The People of the State of California 3:23-cv-02318 · 2024-01-09 · civil · other
  15. Quinn v. Pollard 3:23-cv-01494 · 2023-12-01 · civil
  16. Quintero De Vazquez v. Tommy Bahama R&R Holdings, Inc. 3:22-cv-01881 · 2023-11-29 · civil
  17. Rodriguez v. Sheriff Kelley Martinez 3:23-cv-02024 · 2023-11-28 · civil · other
  18. Altmann v. San Diego County Sheriff's Department 3:23-cv-01513 · 2023-11-28 · civil
  19. Brown v. Camp Pendleton & Quantico Housing, LLC 3:23-cv-00567 · 2023-11-14 · civil
  20. Whited v. Young 3:23-cv-01299 · 2023-11-06 · civil
  21. Soltura, LLC v. Cerveceria La Tropical USA, LLC 3:23-cv-01104 · 2023-10-20 · civil
  22. Bryson v. Madden 3:22-cv-00556 · 2023-10-20 · civil · other
  23. Strata Durant, LLC v. Endurance Assurance Corporation 3:23-cv-01079 · 2023-10-19 · civil
  24. Serna v. Madden 3:22-cv-00841 · 2023-10-13 · civil
  25. Hale v. Villalpando 3:22-cv-00467 · 2023-10-12 · civil · other