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Arthur C. Hester

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2024–2026

A++
provisional — 100% — 2 of 2 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 2 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.

9cases reviewed on appeal
—9 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

reversed 7 affirmed 2

Areas

civil 7 criminal 2

By year: 2024 7 · 2026 2 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. People v. Quintanilla CA4/1 D088199 · 2026-09-16 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Caballero CA4/2 E086961 · 2026-06-29 · criminal · affirmed
  3. Sowell v. Garcia CA4/2 E081749 · 2024-10-09 · civil · reversed
  4. Salazar v. Raeck CA4/2 E081746 · 2024-10-09 · civil · reversed
  5. Sunline Transit Agency v. Garcia CA4/2 E081747 · 2024-10-09 · civil · reversed
  6. Skiver v. Garcia CA4/2 E081743 · 2024-10-09 · civil · reversed
  7. Sunline Transit Agency v. Raeck CA4/2 E081735 · 2024-10-09 · civil · reversed
  8. Skiver v. Raeck CA4/2 E081741 · 2024-10-09 · civil · reversed
  9. Sowell v. Raeck CA4/2 E081740 · 2024-10-09 · civil · reversed