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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. 3:25-cv-03767 · 2026-07-15 · civil
  2. Novedades Y Servicios, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 25-4238 · 2026-07-13 · civil · affirmed
  3. 3:26-cv-03129 · 2026-07-10 · civil · other
  4. 3:25-cv-00469 · 2026-07-07 · civil
  5. 3:24-cv-01689 · 2026-07-07 · civil
  6. 3:23-cv-00745 · 2026-07-02 · civil
  7. 3:26-cv-03159 · 2026-06-29 · civil · other
  8. 3:26-cv-03582 · 2026-06-25 · civil · other
  9. 3:22-cv-01039 · 2026-06-25 · civil
  10. 3:26-cv-00884 · 2026-06-18 · civil
  11. 3:25-cv-01593 · 2026-06-18 · civil
  12. 3:26-cv-02517 · 2026-06-16 · civil · other
  13. 3:25-cv-00868 · 2026-06-16 · civil
  14. 3:24-cv-02332 · 2026-06-15 · civil
  15. 3:25-cv-03081 · 2026-06-11 · civil
  16. 3:26-cv-02743 · 2026-06-11 · civil · other
  17. 3:26-cv-03382 · 2026-06-11 · civil
  18. 3:25-cv-00885 · 2026-06-09 · civil
  19. 3:25-cv-00224 · 2026-06-05 · civil
  20. 3:25-cv-02209 · 2026-06-02 · civil · other
  21. 3:26-cv-00551 · 2026-06-01 · civil
  22. 3:26-cv-03188 · 2026-05-29 · civil · other
  23. Herta v. Roberts 25-1965 · 2026-05-28 · civil · affirmed
  24. 3:25-cv-01978 · 2026-05-26 · civil
  25. 3:25-cv-01852 · 2026-05-21 · civil