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Linda Lopez

District judge · Superior Court of Southern District of California County · 2019–2026

, District Court, S.D. California 2018–

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99% — 466.5 of 472 orders sound, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 60% of 51 graded judges

On the assumption that the model is right — qwen3.8-27b's verdicts on a court's own orders matched a later appeal 76% of the time (104 of 136), 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.

14cases reviewed on appeal
513opinions authored
513panels sat on (not as author)
31%reversed, in whole or part, of 13 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 9 reversed 4

The Ninth Circuit's later rulings on their dockets

affirmed 12 vacated 3 reversed 3 reversed in part 1

Each Ninth Circuit opinion that names a docket this judge wrote an order on, by its outcome; the ruling it reviewed is not always the order in the record. The order's page links the opinion.

Areas

civil 13 criminal 1

By year: 2025 5 · 2026 4 · 2024 3 · 2023 2 ·

Analysis

No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.

Cases authored (every role)

  1. Chula Vista Elementary School District v. Penagos 3:24-cv-00386 · 2024-08-19 · civil
  2. Hammett v. Sherman 3:19-cv-00605 · 2024-08-15 · civil
  3. Willingham v. Kijakazi 3:23-cv-01464 · 2024-08-09 · civil
  4. Porcu v. Geico General Insurance Company 3:23-cv-02302 · 2024-08-09 · civil
  5. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 3:24-cv-01104 · 2024-08-06 · civil
  6. 3:24-cv-00003 · 2024-07-22 · civil
  7. Markowitz v. USA 3:24-cv-01053 · 2024-07-10 · civil
  8. Coronado v. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. 3:23-cv-02123 · 2024-07-01 · civil
  9. (PC) Moore v. Espinoza 3:24-cv-00626 · 2024-06-27 · civil
  10. Nitschke v. County of San Diego 3:23-cv-01206 · 2024-06-21 · civil
  11. Tyler v. Doctor Lu 3:23-cv-02284 · 2024-06-12 · civil
  12. Shallowhorn v. Carrillo 3:23-cv-02098 · 2024-05-24 · civil
  13. Hammett v. Sherman 3:19-cv-00605 · 2024-05-09 · civil
  14. (HC) Tapia v. Cisneros 3:22-cv-00283 · 2024-05-02 · civil · other
  15. Jones v. U.S. District Court 3:24-cv-00296 · 2024-04-12 · civil · other
  16. Kangas v. Illumina, Inc. 3:23-cv-02082 · 2024-04-11 · civil
  17. Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc. v. City of San Diego 3:23-cv-00400 · 2024-04-08 · civil
  18. Betts v. Mendivil 3:23-cv-00907 · 2024-04-08 · civil
  19. Azizpor v. Lowes Home Centers, LLC 3:23-cv-00452 · 2024-03-29 · civil
  20. Anthony v. Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC 3:23-cv-00960 · 2024-03-26 · civil
  21. Stewart v. City of Carlsbad 3:23-cv-00266 · 2024-03-26 · civil
  22. Tibrio, LLC v. Flex Marketing, LLC 3:23-cv-01167 · 2024-03-26 · civil
  23. Tan v. Quick Box, LLC 3:20-cv-01082 · 2024-03-14 · civil
  24. Tyler v. Doctor Lu 3:23-cv-02284 · 2024-03-04 · civil
  25. Jones v. U.S. District Court 3:24-cv-00296 · 2024-03-04 · civil · writ denied