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John A. Houston
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John A. Houston

District judge · Superior Court of Southern District of California County · 2005–2026

Judge, District Court, S.D. California 2003–

D+
99% — 505.5 of 513 orders sound, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 68% of 51 graded judges

On the assumption that the model is right — qwen3.8-27b's verdicts on a court's own orders matched a later appeal 76% of the time (104 of 136), 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.

98cases reviewed on appeal
536opinions authored
551panels sat on (not as author)
23%reversed, in whole or part, of 81 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 62 reversed in part 8 reversed 7 vacated 4 remanded 2 dismissed 2

The Ninth Circuit's later rulings on their dockets

affirmed 3 reversed in part 2 vacated 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 54 civil 41 delinquency 3

By year: 2018 12 · 2011 10 · 2019 9 · 2010 9 · 2020 8 · 2017 8 · 2023 5 · 2016 5 · 2022 4 · 2021 4 · 2013 3 · 2009 3 · 2008 3 · 2007 3 · 2026 2 · 2025 2 · 2012 2 · 2006 2 · 2024 1 · 2015 1 · 2014 1 · 2005 1 ·

Analysis

No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.

Cases authored (every role)

  1. Gathrite v. Wilson 3:19-cv-01852 · 2023-05-05 · civil
  2. Myles v. County of San Diego 3:15-cv-01985 · 2023-05-04 · civil
  3. Clay v. San Diego Police Department 3:23-cv-00360 · 2023-05-04 · civil
  4. Walther-Meade v. Leidos, Inc. 3:22-cv-01777 · 2023-05-03 · civil
  5. Cunningham v. Ramos 3:23-cv-00351 · 2023-04-25 · civil
  6. Gonzalez v. Superior Court of California 3:18-cv-02007-JAH-BGS · 2023-03-30 · civil
  7. Green v. Thiessen 3:17-cv-01156 · 2023-03-29 · civil
  8. Parkside/El Centro Homeowners Association v. Travelers Casualty Insurance Company of America 3:20-cv-01732 · 2023-03-29 · civil
  9. Cavazos v. Garilaso 3:21-cv-01156 · 2023-03-29 · civil
  10. Lamar v. Legoland California, LLC. 3:20-cv-01049 · 2023-03-20 · civil
  11. In Re Complaint and Petition of Brian Mackey 3:23-cv-00337 · 2023-03-16 · civil
  12. Delena v. Lara 3:23-cv-00345 · 2023-03-09 · civil
  13. Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, INC. v. Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company 3:22-cv-00611 · 2023-03-08 · civil
  14. Aguirre v. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3:22-cv-00080 · 2023-03-06 · civil
  15. Martinez v. Booking Holdings, Inc. 3:20-cv-01289 · 2023-02-27 · civil
  16. Dorsey v. Paramo 3:20-cv-00843 · 2023-02-27 · civil
  17. State of Arkansas v. Hankins 3:23-cv-00064 · 2023-02-27 · civil
  18. Widman v. Trans Union, LLC 3:22-cv-01129 · 2023-02-22 · civil
  19. Lucious v. Mclaughlin 3:22-cv-01261 · 2023-02-14 · civil
  20. Thunderbird Resorts Inc. v. Zimmer 3:15-cv-01304 · 2022-12-21 · civil
  21. (PC) Reynolds v. Crlollos 3:22-cv-01830 · 2022-12-09 · civil
  22. Bonilla v. Alameda County District Attorney's Office 3:22-cv-01855 · 2022-11-28 · civil
  23. Smith v. Wolf 3:20-cv-01409 · 2022-11-14 · civil
  24. Jackson v. Covello et.al. 3:19-cv-02444-JAH-MMP · 2022-11-08 · civil
  25. Gomez v. Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company 3:21-cv-01324 · 2022-11-03 · civil