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 reviewed on appeal (every role)
- People v. Braden
- People v. Byrd CA4/2
- People v. Sandoval CA4/2
- People v. Johnson
- People v. Chubbuck
- People v. Martell
- People v. Chubbuck
- People v. Martell
- People v. Garcia
- People v. Perez
- People v. Perez
- People v. Perez
- People v. Perez
- People v. Simon CA4/2
- People v. Carson CA4/3
- People v. Reyes CA4/2
- People v. Quezada CA4/1
- People v. Walters CA4/1
- People v. Ramirez & Villarreal
- People v. Thomas CA4/1
- People v. Orozco CA4/1
- People v. Taylor CA4/1
- People v. Lopez CA4/1
- People v. Baker CA4/2
- People v. Simpkins CA4/2