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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 reviewed on appeal (every role)

  1. Cable v. O'Neill CA4/1 D079096 · 2022-07-07 · civil · reversed
  2. United Speciality Ins. Co. v. Zaracotas CA4/1 D079384 · 2022-05-18 · civil · affirmed
  3. Blackburn v. County of San Diego CA4/1 D076904 · 2022-02-24 · civil · reversed in part
  4. Aminpour v. Fulkerson CA4/1 D078288 · 2022-02-23 · civil · affirmed
  5. Bracamontes v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles CA4/1 D078298 · 2022-02-18 · civil · affirmed
  6. Young v. Le CA4/1 D078208 · 2022-02-15 · civil · affirmed
  7. Save Civita Because Sudberry Won't v. City of San Diego D077591 · 2021-12-16 · civil · affirmed
  8. Stifano v. Slaga CA4/1 D077608 · 2021-08-17 · civil · reversed in part
  9. Sunset Greens Homeowners Assn. v. Spagenski CA4/1 D078201 · 2021-08-13 · civil · affirmed
  10. Voice of San Diego v. Superior Court D078415M · 2021-07-27 · civil · writ denied
  11. Voice of San Diego v. Superior Court D078415 · 2021-07-16 · civil · writ denied
  12. Sorensen v. Tran CA4/1 D077620 · 2021-07-08 · civil · affirmed
  13. Certified Tire & Service Centers Wage & Hour Cases D072265A · 2021-07-02 · other · affirmed
  14. Mass v. City of San Diego CA4/1 D077307 · 2021-06-24 · civil · affirmed
  15. Mass v. City of San Diego CA4/1 D077680 · 2021-06-24 · civil · affirmed
  16. Douglas v. Edwards CA4/1 D077042 · 2021-06-21 · civil · affirmed
  17. Perry v. City of San Diego D077064 · 2021-06-07 · civil · affirmed
  18. Paterra v. Hansen D076661 · 2021-05-21 · civil · reversed
  19. Perry v. City of San Diego CA4/1 D077064 · 2021-05-17 · civil · affirmed
  20. Paterra v. Hansen CA4/1 D076661 · 2021-04-27 · civil · reversed
  21. Ayala Boring v. HPS Mechanical CA4/1 D076054 · 2021-03-19 · civil · reversed in part
  22. Caballero v. Bill Muncey Industries CA4/1 D076628 · 2021-03-17 · civil · affirmed
  23. Wells Fargo Bank, National Assn. v. Superior Court CA4/1 D078087 · 2021-02-26 · civil · writ denied
  24. Midway Venture LLC v. County of San Diego D078375M · 2021-02-08 · civil · reversed
  25. Llamas v. Spitz CA4/1 D075539 · 2021-02-05 · civil · reversed