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Joel R. Wohlfeil

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

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2007–

C+
66% — 160 of 241 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 47% 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.

145cases reviewed on appeal
29%reversed, in whole or part, of 126 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 88 reversed 21 reversed in part 15 writ granted 9 writ denied 8 modified 2 dismissed 2

Areas

civil 140 family 3 other 2

By year: 2021 20 · 2015 17 · 2023 13 · 2014 13 · 2026 12 · 2022 12 · 2024 11 · 2016 11 · 2020 10 · 2025 8 · 2013 7 · 2017 6 · 2018 3 · 2019 2 ·

Analysis

258reviewed cases analysed
816rulings read
3rulings where the model disagrees with the court
36cases with a verified missed authority
1appellate 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. Su Casa Properties v. Grieco CA4/1 D085727 · 2026-09-22 · civil · affirmed
  2. Sillman v. Newnham CA4/1 D083732M · 2026-09-16 · civil · reversed in part
  3. Sillman v. Newnham CA4/1 D083732 · 2026-09-04 · civil · reversed in part
  4. San Diego Unified Port Dist. v. Superior Court CA4/1 D087218 · 2026-08-24 · civil · writ granted
  5. L.H. v. County of San Diego CA4/1 D085668 · 2026-08-19 · civil · reversed in part
  6. Mata v. Digital Recognition Network, Inc. D084781 · 2026-07-20 · civil · affirmed
  7. Animal Protection and Rescue League v. City of San Diego CA4/1 D085313 · 2026-05-18 · civil · affirmed
  8. General Dynamics NASSCO v. Cal. OSHA Board CA4/1 D085662 · 2026-04-02 · civil · affirmed
  9. Hansen v. Commission on Teacher Credentialing CA4/1 D084576 · 2026-03-25 · civil · affirmed
  10. Weiss v. Google CA4/1 D085881 · 2026-03-16 · civil · affirmed
  11. Environmental Health Advocates, Inc. v. Pancho Villa's, Inc. D084705 · 2026-02-20 · civil · reversed
  12. Ramsey v. Moore St Investments CA4/1 D084287 · 2026-01-08 · civil · reversed in part
  13. Rodriguez v. WNT, Inc. D084642 · 2025-12-04 · civil · affirmed
  14. Guardian Piazza D'Oro v. Ozaeta CA4/1 D085374 · 2025-10-22 · civil · affirmed
  15. Maqueda v. Kia Motors America CA4/1 D083298 · 2025-08-14 · civil · reversed
  16. Retin v. PF Bakeries CA4/1 D083839 · 2025-06-26 · civil · affirmed
  17. Nguyen v. Ramirez CA4/1 D083643 · 2025-01-30 · civil · affirmed
  18. Audio Visual Labor Management v. Fuller CA4/1 D083457 · 2025-01-23 · civil · affirmed
  19. Myers v. Sundby CA4/1 D084372 · 2025-01-21 · civil · dismissed
  20. Martinez v. Toledo CA4/1 D082818 · 2025-01-08 · civil · affirmed
  21. Hernandez v. Sunnova Energy Corp. CA4/1 D083558 · 2024-11-21 · civil · affirmed
  22. Plaza Del Sol v. Han CA4/1 D083056 · 2024-11-07 · civil · affirmed
  23. Gordon v. 101 Ash CA4/1 D081523 · 2024-10-25 · civil · affirmed
  24. Lim v. Gold Medal Realty and Mortgage Corp. CA4/1 D082013 · 2024-10-23 · civil · affirmed
  25. Terrace View Partners v. Three State Investment Co. CA4/1 D082477M · 2024-10-21 · civil · affirmed