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Aaron H. Katz

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

Sitting now: Dept. 1504, Central Courthouse — CRIMINAL TRIALS (the court's data of 01:00AM 15 Oct 2026)

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2012– · , Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2010–2012 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2003–2010

D++
60% — 37 of 62 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 64% 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.

42cases reviewed on appeal
12%reversed, in whole or part, of 41 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 31 modified 5 reversed in part 3 reversed 2 dismissed 1

Areas

criminal 28 delinquency 14

By year: 2026 9 · 2016 6 · 2025 5 · 2024 4 · 2017 4 · 2014 4 · 2015 3 · 2013 3 · 2023 2 · 2022 1 · 2020 1 ·

Analysis

84reviewed cases analysed
208rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
14cases 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

  1. People v. Ayala CA4/1 D087899 · 2026-09-08 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Alsawafi CA4/1 D085793 · 2026-07-09 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Miranda CA4/1 D085839 · 2026-07-09 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Johnson CA4/1 D084982 · 2026-06-26 · criminal · modified
  5. People v. Wang CA4/1 D085319 · 2026-06-18 · criminal · affirmed
  6. People v. Reyes CA4/1 D085690 · 2026-06-11 · criminal · affirmed
  7. People v. Pineda CA4/1 D085673 · 2026-04-30 · criminal · affirmed
  8. People v. Hune CA4/1 D084535 · 2026-04-29 · criminal · affirmed
  9. People v. Bracey CA4/1 D085007 · 2026-03-25 · criminal · affirmed
  10. People v. Barnett CA4/1 D084560 · 2025-10-27 · criminal · affirmed
  11. People v. Whitaker CA4/1 D083645 · 2025-07-09 · criminal · affirmed
  12. People v. Emert CA4/1 D083587 · 2025-06-30 · criminal · affirmed
  13. People v. Araujo CA4/1 D081682 · 2025-03-17 · criminal · affirmed
  14. People v. White CA4/1 D082503 · 2025-03-11 · criminal · affirmed
  15. People v. Velasquez CA4/1 D083110 · 2024-09-18 · criminal · dismissed
  16. People v. Munsey CA4/1 D081269 · 2024-06-18 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Roberts CA4/1 D081739 · 2024-06-12 · criminal · reversed in part
  18. People v. Salinas CA4/1 D082011 · 2024-04-02 · criminal · affirmed
  19. People v. Frazier CA4/1 D080220 · 2023-09-14 · criminal · affirmed
  20. People v. Cruz CA4/1 D080405 · 2023-06-21 · criminal · affirmed
  21. People v. Valdez CA4/1 D078638 · 2022-01-04 · criminal · reversed
  22. People v. Alcantara CA4/1 D077148 · 2020-11-24 · criminal · affirmed
  23. In re Jose S. D070521 · 2017-06-21 · delinquency · affirmed
  24. People v. I.V. D070611 · 2017-04-28 · delinquency · affirmed
  25. People v. R.S. D071020 · 2017-04-28 · delinquency · modified