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John D. Kirihara

Judge · Superior Court of Merced County · 2013–2025

Presiding Justice, Superior Court of California, County of Merced 2007–2010 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Merced 2001–2007

23cases reviewed on appeal
28%reversed, in whole or part, of 18 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 12 reversed 5 writ denied 2 dismissed 2 other 1 modified 1

Areas

criminal 13 dependency 6 civil 2 probate 1 delinquency 1

By year: 2013 11 · 2014 7 · 2025 1 · 2023 1 · 2022 1 · 2020 1 · 2015 1 ·

Analysis

No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.

Cases

  1. People v. Santana CA5 F086912 · 2025-02-07 · criminal · affirmed
  2. P. v. Guzman CA5 F085660 · 2023-06-30 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. VegaLopez CA5 F081611 · 2022-04-19 · criminal · reversed
  4. In re J.C. CA5 F079842 · 2020-10-07 · delinquency · affirmed
  5. Conservatorship of the Estate of Brown v. Kevin A. F070914 · 2015-10-01 · probate · reversed
  6. People v. Ortega CA5 F063612 · 2014-12-16 · criminal · other
  7. People v. Reyes CA5 F063993 · 2014-12-16 · criminal · affirmed
  8. In re D.B. CA5 F069047 · 2014-09-26 · dependency · dismissed
  9. People v. Johnson F066627 · 2014-09-11 · criminal · reversed
  10. People v. Paz CA5 F064457 · 2014-01-31 · criminal · affirmed
  11. People v. Padilla CA5 F066336 · 2014-01-28 · criminal · reversed
  12. People v. Lopez CA5 F064487 · 2014-01-08 · criminal · affirmed
  13. In re Alejandro M. CA5 F067575 · 2013-12-20 · dependency · affirmed
  14. Michelle B. v. Super. Ct. CA5 F068102 · 2013-12-18 · dependency · writ denied
  15. People v. Singh CA5 F064865 · 2013-12-13 · criminal · affirmed
  16. People v. Paz CA F064521 · 2013-11-01 · criminal · affirmed
  17. People v. Montrose F064261 · 2013-10-29 · criminal · affirmed
  18. In re Angelica M. CA5 F067060 · 2013-08-29 · dependency · dismissed
  19. P. v. Guyette CA5 F065046 · 2013-06-25 · criminal · affirmed
  20. In re R.S. CA5 F066003 · 2013-06-19 · dependency · affirmed
  21. San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center v. County of Merced F064930; F064675 · 2013-05-31 · civil · modified
  22. San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center v. County of Merced CA5 F064931 · 2013-05-31 · civil · reversed
  23. Alice L. v. Super. Ct. CA5 F066251 · 2013-02-27 · dependency · writ denied