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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. Fiesta Ventures of Bevercreek, LLC v. Qdoba Restaurant Corporation 3:24-cv-02218 · 2025-08-21 · civil
  2. Steinmeyer v. American Association of Blood Banks 3:23-cv-01160 · 2025-08-21 · civil
  3. Rhinehart v. Montgomery 3:22-cv-00678 · 2025-08-19 · civil
  4. Doljanin v. Ellis 3:24-cv-01689 · 2025-08-13 · civil
  5. Brunell v. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 3:25-cv-01125 · 2025-08-11 · civil
  6. Lapchak v. Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals (USA), Inc. 3:24-cv-00143 · 2025-08-05 · civil
  7. Williams v. Navarro 3:24-cv-02161 · 2025-08-04 · civil
  8. Pina v. Pina 3:25-cv-00386 · 2025-08-01 · civil
  9. Firestorm Labs, Inc. v. Rapidflight Holdings LLC 3:24-cv-02387 · 2025-07-28 · civil
  10. Jacobo v. Ford Motor Company 3:25-cv-00868 · 2025-07-28 · civil
  11. 4WEB, Inc. v. NuVasive, Inc. 3:24-cv-01021 · 2025-07-28 · civil
  12. McCoy v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. 3:22-cv-02075 · 2025-07-28 · civil
  13. Corrales Law PC v. Equal Justice Fund LP 3:25-cv-01834 · 2025-07-22 · civil
  14. Rodgers v. Hill 3:24-cv-00837 · 2025-07-17 · civil · other
  15. Novedades Y Servicios, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 3:25-cv-00886 · 2025-07-17 · civil
  16. Pardo v. The County of San Diego 3:24-cv-01062 · 2025-07-10 · civil
  17. Ethridge v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) 3:25-cv-01452 · 2025-07-10 · civil
  18. Burns v. Gore 3:25-cv-01258 · 2025-07-09 · civil
  19. De Los Reyes v. Walmart Inc. 3:24-cv-01319 · 2025-07-09 · civil
  20. Nifty Technologies, Inc. v. Mango Technologies, Inc. 3:24-cv-00194 · 2025-07-01 · civil
  21. In Re: Jordana Marinkovic Bauman 3:24-cv-01564 · 2025-06-27 · civil
  22. Wriden v. Arias 3:24-cv-01240 · 2025-06-26 · civil
  23. Johnson v. Kijakazi 3:23-cv-00481 · 2025-06-26 · civil
  24. Anthony v. Galvez 3:25-cv-00407 · 2025-06-25 · civil
  25. Bratt v. Carlsbad Police Department 3:24-cv-01295 · 2025-06-25 · civil