Polly H. Shamoon

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

Sitting now: Dept. 1903, Central Courthouse — CRIMINAL TRIALS (the court's data of 01:00AM 17 Oct 2026)

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2008–

F+

48% — 43 of 89 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 85% 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.

61cases reviewed on appeal

32%reversed, in whole or part, of 59 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 35 reversed in part 14 modified 5 reversed 4 dismissed 2 vacated 1

Areas

criminal 57 delinquency 4

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Analysis

112reviewed cases analysed

309rulings read

0rulings where the model disagrees with the court

27cases 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

In re Montgomery D083970 · 2024-09-06 · criminal · dismissed
People v. Turner CA4/1 D075569 · 2020-08-31 · criminal · dismissed