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
- People v. McNutt CA4/3
- People v. Alvarado CA4/2
- People v. Yablonsky CA4/2
- People v. Fautner CA4/2
- People v. Aguilar CA4/2
- The People v. Bullington CA4/2
- The People v. Perez CA4/2
- P. v. Rice CA4/2
- P. v. Hamer CA4/2
- P. v. Davis CA4/1
- P. v. Romero CA4/2
- P. v. Ortiz CA4/2
- Gates v. Super. Ct. CA4/2
- Jones v. Union Pacific Railroad