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Lynn M. Poncin

Judge · Superior Court of San Bernardino County · 2013–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino 2011–

F++
provisional — 50% — 3 of 6 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 83% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 6 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.

83cases reviewed on appeal
18%reversed, in whole or part, of 76 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 61 reversed in part 7 reversed 6 writ denied 5 writ granted 2 vacated 1 modified 1

Areas

dependency 68 civil 7 delinquency 6 criminal 2

By year: 2023 17 · 2025 14 · 2022 12 · 2015 12 · 2024 11 · 2016 7 · 2026 4 · 2021 2 · 2014 2 · 2013 2 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. Simms v. Knapik CA4/2 E077831 · 2024-01-09 · civil · affirmed
  2. Garner v. BNSF Railway Co. D082229 · 2024-01-04 · civil · reversed
  3. Vulcan Lands, Inc. v. Victoria Older Currier D082234 · 2023-12-21 · civil · affirmed
  4. Sparks v. Scully CA4/2 E074779 · 2023-01-10 · civil · affirmed
  5. C.I. v. San Bernardino City Unified School Dist. E076212 · 2022-09-06 · civil · affirmed
  6. EEL Holdings v. LA Church CA4/1 D078726 · 2021-12-22 · civil · affirmed
  7. Polycomp Trust Co. v. Agbede CA4/2 E075924 · 2021-10-07 · civil · modified