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Christopher B. Harmon

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2016–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2014–

B+
provisional — 75% — 3 of 4 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 25% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 4 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 4 affirmed 4 reversed in part 1

Areas

civil 5 family 2 probate 1 criminal 1

By year: 2025 5 · 2026 1 · 2023 1 · 2018 1 · 2016 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. Covarrubias v. Wanhoo CA4/2 E084650 · 2026-02-13 · civil · reversed
  2. People v. Slaieh CA4/1 D086914 · 2025-12-19 · criminal · affirmed
  3. Riches v. Sohn CA4/1 D085173 · 2025-12-15 · civil · affirmed
  4. Vance v. City of Riverside CA4/1 D084181 · 2025-10-07 · civil · reversed
  5. Dynamic Meds v. The City of Perris CA4/1 D084808 · 2025-08-18 · civil · affirmed
  6. Go v. McClaugherty CA4/1 D083772 · 2025-02-03 · civil · reversed
  7. Ray v. Fitzgerald CA4/2 E077535 · 2023-12-11 · probate · affirmed
  8. In re Marriage of Cassinelli E063769A · 2018-03-02 · family · reversed in part
  9. Cassinelli v. Cassinelli E063769 · 2016-11-02 · family · reversed