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Janis L. Sammartino
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Janis L. Sammartino

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2003–2026

Judge, District Court, S.D. California 2007– · Presiding Justice, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2006–2007

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provisional — 0% — 0 of 2 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 100% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 2 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.

112cases reviewed on appeal
1,061opinions authored
1,083panels sat on (not as author)
19%reversed, in whole or part, of 101 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 82 reversed 10 reversed in part 7 remanded 4 vacated 2 dismissed 1

The Ninth Circuit's later rulings on their dockets

affirmed 18 reversed in part 1 reversed 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 56 criminal 51 probate 5

By year: 2010 15 · 2020 13 · 2018 13 · 2021 10 · 2011 10 · 2024 8 · 2025 7 · 2019 7 · 2026 6 · 2017 6 · 2016 6 · 2022 5 · 2023 2 · 2014 1 · 2013 1 · 2012 1 · 2003 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. Johnson v. Kijakazi 3:23-cv-00481 · 2025-03-03 · civil
  2. Harris v. Santos 3:25-cv-00284 · 2025-02-24 · civil
  3. In Re: Jordana Marinkovic Bauman 3:24-cv-01564 · 2025-02-21 · civil · other
  4. Douglas v. Hill 23-4324 · 2025-02-10 · civil · affirmed
  5. Lapchak v. Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. 3:24-cv-00143 · 2025-02-07 · civil
  6. Quinn v. Proctor & Gamble Co. 3:24-cv-00856 · 2025-02-06 · civil
  7. United States v. Leon 23-1025 · 2025-02-06 · criminal · reversed in part
  8. FC Capital Holdings, LLC v. Choice Labs LLC 3:25-cv-00103 · 2025-02-05 · civil
  9. Goldup v. Valley View Casino and Hotel 3:24-cv-00786 · 2025-01-31 · civil
  10. Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Hamerslag 3:23-cv-00780 · 2025-01-28 · civil
  11. Rodgers v. Hill 3:24-cv-00837 · 2025-01-24 · civil
  12. Somers v. Local San Diego County Jail 3:24-cv-02304 · 2025-01-21 · civil
  13. Doljanin v. Ellis 3:24-cv-01689 · 2025-01-17 · civil
  14. Eftekari v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. 3:24-cv-02274 · 2025-01-13 · civil
  15. Shoup v. JAG Welding, Fab & Services, Inc. 3:24-cv-01776 · 2025-01-10 · civil
  16. Chin v. Small Business Administration of the United States 3:24-cv-00732 · 2025-01-10 · civil
  17. Urmancheev v. United States 3:22-cv-01039 · 2025-01-10 · civil
  18. Pardo v. The County of San Diego 3:24-cv-01062 · 2025-01-03 · civil
  19. In Re: Jordana Marinkovic Bauman 3:24-cv-01564 · 2024-12-19 · civil
  20. Pressley v. San Diego EMT Staff 3:24-cv-01940 · 2024-12-18 · civil
  21. Chan v. Mayorkas 3:24-cv-01315 · 2024-12-18 · civil · other
  22. Dominguez v. Riverside County Court 3:24-cv-02308 · 2024-12-16 · civil
  23. Pardo v. The County of San Diego 3:24-cv-01062 · 2024-12-11 · civil
  24. Ford v. Sanchez-Galvan 3:24-cv-01025 · 2024-12-11 · civil
  25. Fujikura Composite America, Inc. v. Dee 3:24-cv-00782 · 2024-12-05 · civil