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Joseph T. Ortiz

Judge · Superior Court of San Bernardino County · 2024–2026

D++
provisional — 60% — 3 of 5 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 62% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 5 so far

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.

11cases reviewed on appeal
—8 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 5 writ granted 3 reversed 2 reversed in part 1

Areas

civil 11

By year: 2025 6 · 2024 3 · 2026 2 ·

Analysis

4 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.

Cases

  1. Montelongo v. Simpson Sandblasting and Special Coating CA4/1 D088187 · 2026-08-18 · civil · affirmed
  2. Qi v. Superior Court CA4/2 E086479 · 2026-01-29 · civil · writ granted
  3. Rancho Cucamonga Central School Dist. v. Super. Ct. E084855 · 2025-12-03 · civil · writ granted
  4. Rancho Cucamonga Central School District v. Superior Court CA4/2 E084855 · 2025-11-07 · civil · writ granted
  5. Cobos v. Nat. Gen. Insurance Co. G063086 · 2025-07-24 · civil · reversed
  6. Cobos v. National General Insurance Company CA4/3 G063086 · 2025-07-01 · civil · reversed
  7. Rogers v. City of Redlands G063580 · 2025-06-30 · civil · affirmed
  8. Rogers v. City of Redlands CA4/3 G063580 · 2025-06-05 · civil · affirmed
  9. Incentax v. Gan CA4/3 G063917 · 2024-12-18 · civil · affirmed
  10. Hitt v. Hitt CA4/1 D083704 · 2024-12-11 · civil · reversed in part
  11. Wendy M. v. Abernathy CA4/2 E082628 · 2024-10-03 · civil · affirmed