James E. Simmons
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
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
By year: 2023 1 ·
Analysis
2 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.
Cases authored (every role)
- Hale v. Villalpando
- Sun Harbor Marina Partnership v. M/Y Nefarious U.S.C.G. Official No. 595399
- Turner v. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc
- Ambrose v. Kijakazi
- Edwards v. Pollard
- Mendoza v. Garland
- Anderson v. Del Toro
- Blake v. Moreno
- Nunez v. Gamboa
- Quinn v. Pollard
- Monzon v. County of San Diego
- Whited v. Young
- Hale v. Villalpando
- Hale v. Villalpando
- Lindland v. TuSimple, Inc.
- Gold v. US Bancorp
- Alpha Capital, LLC v. Khanukov
- Heizelman v. Biden
- Collings v. Kijakazi
- Blake v. Moreno
- Universal Protection Service, LP v. Coastal Fire and Integration Systems, Inc.
- Lowe v. National Credit Adjusters, LLC
- Torres v. Paredes
- Tiffany Marie Johnson Estate v. Cumba
- Carpio v. Hill