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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. Barnes D084512 · 2024-12-18 · criminal · reversed
  4. People v. Velasco VA4/1 D080603 · 2023-11-29 · criminal · reversed
  5. People v. Pswatai CA4/1 D080367 · 2023-03-08 · criminal · reversed
  6. Mason v. Lake Dolores Group, LLC E032691 · 2004-04-09 · civil · reversed