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Gonzalo P. Curiel
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Gonzalo P. Curiel

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2009–2026

Judge, District Court, S.D. California 2012– · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2006–2012

A++
provisional — 100% — 6 of 6 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 — 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.

106cases reviewed on appeal
944opinions authored
944panels sat on (not as author)
20%reversed, in whole or part, of 83 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 66 reversed in part 6 reversed 6 vacated 5 remanded 5 dismissed 5 writ denied 1

The Ninth Circuit's later rulings on their dockets

affirmed 17 reversed in part 5 reversed 2 remanded 2 vacated 1

Each Ninth Circuit opinion that names a docket this judge wrote an order on, by its outcome; the ruling it reviewed is not always the order in the record. The order's page links the opinion.

Areas

civil 66 criminal 34 probate 3 other 1 family 1 dependency 1

By year: 2020 13 · 2019 13 · 2018 13 · 2023 12 · 2021 11 · 2026 8 · 2024 8 · 2025 7 · 2022 7 · 2017 6 · 2016 4 · 2015 1 · 2014 1 · 2013 1 · 2009 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. 3:23-cv-00491 · 2026-07-31 · civil
  2. 3:24-cv-00527 · 2026-07-31 · civil
  3. 3:25-cv-03804 · 2026-07-28 · civil
  4. 3:26-cv-04108 · 2026-07-23 · civil · other
  5. 3:26-cv-02255 · 2026-07-20 · civil
  6. 3:26-cv-02269 · 2026-07-14 · civil
  7. 3:26-cv-03795 · 2026-07-09 · civil · other
  8. 3:26-cv-03500 · 2026-07-09 · civil
  9. 3:19-cv-00390 · 2026-07-09 · civil
  10. 3:26-cv-03501 · 2026-07-01 · civil
  11. 3:26-cv-03501 · 2026-06-26 · civil
  12. 3:26-cv-01382 · 2026-06-24 · civil
  13. 3:26-cv-02512 · 2026-06-17 · civil
  14. 3:26-cv-03493 · 2026-06-16 · civil · other
  15. 3:26-cv-01111 · 2026-06-16 · civil
  16. 3:25-cv-01742 · 2026-06-10 · civil
  17. 3:25-cv-00740 · 2026-06-10 · civil
  18. 3:26-cv-01443 · 2026-06-02 · civil
  19. 3:25-cv-02635 · 2026-06-02 · civil
  20. 3:19-cv-00704 · 2026-06-01 · civil
  21. 3:23-cv-01239 · 2026-05-28 · civil
  22. 3:26-cv-01765 · 2026-05-26 · civil
  23. United States v. Rojo 23-598 · 2026-05-13 · civil · affirmed
  24. 3:26-cv-01123 · 2026-05-12 · civil
  25. 3:25-cv-02858 · 2026-05-12 · civil