John M. Tomberlin
C+
67% — 20 of 30 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 45% of 312 graded judges
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.
89cases reviewed on appeal
31%reversed, in whole or part, of 87 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 53 reversed in part 20 modified 7 reversed 6 writ granted 1 vacated 1 dismissed 1
Areas
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Analysis
23reviewed cases analysed
102rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
6cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable
Counts of a model's readings across this judge's reviewed cases, each shown on its case page beside the court's disposition. Not a finding about the judge.
Cases
- Seaboard v. Cloutier CA4/2
- Ramirez v. FPI Management CA4/2
- ACR Services v. LSM Group CA4/1
- Reece v. Clear Recon Corp CA4/2
- Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Auto Zone Parts CA4/2
- Saba v. Virgo CA4/2
- Sahagun v. Landmark Fence Co. CA4/2
- Silva v. Cal. Dept. of Transportation CA4/2
- Clark Bros., Inc. v. North Edwards Water District
- Johnson v. FCI Lender Services CA4/2
- Brown White & Osborn v. Wyatt's Paint and Body Shop CA4/2
- Quinonez v. Payless 4 Plumbing CA4/2
- Lemus v. Abdeljawad CA4/2
- Pickett v. Kelsey CA4/2
- Smith v. BP Lubricants USA Inc.
- Jones v. Union Pacific Railroad