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John P. Vander Feer

Judge · Superior Court of San Bernardino County · 2004–2026

D+
59% — 17 of 29 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 66% 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.

50cases reviewed on appeal
22%reversed, in whole or part, of 46 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 34 reversed 6 reversed in part 4 dismissed 3 modified 2 writ granted 1

Areas

criminal 40 civil 9 probate 1

By year: 2024 12 · 2023 11 · 2026 7 · 2014 6 · 2022 4 · 2025 3 · 2015 3 · 2013 3 · 2004 1 ·

Analysis

40reviewed cases analysed
101rulings 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

  1. People v. Tapia CA4/2 E082601 · 2026-09-21 · criminal · reversed
  2. People v. Seidel CA4/2 E080232A · 2026-09-15 · criminal · reversed
  3. People v. FigueroaLanza CA4/1 D087445 · 2026-07-09 · criminal · modified
  4. People v. Eldridge CA4/1 D085802 · 2026-04-30 · criminal · affirmed
  5. People v. Bringas CA4/1 D086917 · 2026-04-23 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Pswatai CA4/1 D086043 · 2026-03-24 · criminal · affirmed
  7. People v. Pipping CA4/1 D084806 · 2026-03-02 · criminal · affirmed
  8. People v. Avellaneda CA4/3 G064990 · 2025-12-15 · criminal · affirmed
  9. People v. Brown CA4/1 D084457 · 2025-10-29 · criminal · affirmed
  10. People v. Robinson CA4/2 E083440 · 2025-10-24 · criminal · affirmed
  11. People v. Barnes D084512 · 2024-12-18 · criminal · reversed
  12. People v. Houston CA4/2 E082522 · 2024-12-11 · criminal · affirmed
  13. People v. Espinoza CA4/2 E082374 · 2024-11-15 · criminal · affirmed
  14. People v. Taylor CA4/1 D082410 · 2024-10-31 · criminal · affirmed
  15. People v. Boiser CA4/1 D081987 · 2024-10-15 · criminal · affirmed
  16. People v. Collins CA4/1 D083264 · 2024-09-18 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Burton CA4/2 E082518 · 2024-08-23 · criminal · affirmed
  18. People v. Seidel CA4/2 E080232 · 2024-07-03 · criminal · affirmed
  19. People v. Melendez CA4/2 E079925 · 2024-06-27 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Jones CA4/2 E083238 · 2024-06-11 · criminal · dismissed
  21. People v. Davis CA4/1 D082556 · 2024-03-18 · criminal · affirmed
  22. People v. Torres CA4/2 E082067 · 2024-03-06 · criminal · affirmed
  23. People v. Velasco VA4/1 D080603 · 2023-11-29 · criminal · reversed
  24. People v. Logan CA4/2 E080358 · 2023-11-13 · criminal · affirmed
  25. People v. Allen E079475 · 2023-10-18 · criminal · reversed in part