John S. Meyer
B++
76% — 136 of 178 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 24% 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.
83cases reviewed on appeal
36%reversed, in whole or part, of 80 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 49 reversed 18 reversed in part 10 modified 2 dismissed 2 writ denied 1 vacated 1
Areas
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Analysis
150reviewed cases analysed
513rulings read
4rulings where the model disagrees with the court
20cases with a verified missed authority
1appellate 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
- Hudson v. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CA4/1
- Center v. Center CA4/1
- Southwest Voter Registration etc. v. Ramona Unified School Dist. CA4/1
- Scurlock v. City of Coronado CA4/1
- Shin v. State Farm General Ins. Co. CA4/1
- Campos v. Bonta CA4/1
- Mac v. Lopez CA4/1
- Ellorin v. O'Rear CA4/1
- Ashlynn Marketing Group v. Keryo CA4/1
- Parker v. Dolan CA4/1
- Curtis v. Health CA4/1
- Let Them Choose v. San Diego Unified School Dist.
- Howitson v. Evans Hotels
- Peavy v. Cal. Victim Compensation etc. CA4/1
- B.D. v. Blizzard Entertainment
- Anderson v. Way West CA4/1
- Neurelis, Inc. v. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
- Otay Land Co. v. UE Limited CA4/1
- Otay Land Co. v. UE Limited CA4/1
- Craig v. Cardona-Morales CA4/1
- Spence v. State Personnel Board CA4/1
- Chaker v. Superior Court CA4/1
- Dog & Rooster v. Green CA4/1
- American Express Centurion Bank v. Silkey CA4/1
- Collins v. County of San Diego