Kenneth J. Medel
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2010–
A
86% — 157 of 182 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 9% 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.
112cases reviewed on appeal
15%reversed, in whole or part, of 107 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 90 reversed 10 reversed in part 6 writ granted 2 writ denied 2 modified 1 dismissed 1
Areas
civil 63 dependency 47 probate 1 family 1
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Analysis
214reviewed cases analysed
598rulings read
2rulings where the model disagrees with the court
33cases 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
- Peretz v. San Diego Guns CA4/1
- Alliance San Diego v. City of San Diego
- Stewart v. USAA General Indemnity CA4/1
- Center Healthcare Ed. & Res. v. Internat. Cong. Joint Reconst.
- Gibbons v. Silverado Senior Living Management CA4/1
- Villanueva v. Rabobank CA4/1
- San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Alejandro G.
- In re Isabella G. CA4/1
- In re J.H. CA4/1
- Treter v. Plaza Bonita CA4/1