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Kenneth J. Medel

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

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

By year: 2014 21 · 2021 15 · 2023 14 · 2015 13 · 2020 8 · 2016 8 · 2013 8 · 2025 7 · 2024 7 · 2022 6 · 2019 4 · 2026 1 ·

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

  1. Sanchez v. CoreCivic of Tennessee CA4/1 D080285 · 2023-04-18 · civil · affirmed
  2. Billauer v. Escobar-Eck D079835 · 2023-02-28 · civil · affirmed
  3. Manderson-Saleh v. Regents of the U. of Cal. CA4/1 D080203 · 2023-02-23 · civil · modified
  4. SVAP III Poway Crossings, LLC v. Fitness Internat., LLC D079903 · 2023-01-20 · civil · affirmed
  5. Olson v. La Jolla Neurological Associates D079265 · 2022-11-23 · civil · affirmed
  6. Parabia v. Wells Fargo Bank CA4/1 D079320 · 2022-08-11 · civil · affirmed
  7. 640 Tenth, LP v. Newsom D079339M · 2022-06-09 · civil · affirmed
  8. 640 Tenth, LP v. Newsom D079339 · 2022-05-13 · civil · affirmed
  9. Spencer S. Busby, APLC v. BACTES Imaging Solutions, LLC D078204 · 2022-01-19 · civil · affirmed
  10. James v. Leavitt Group Agency of San Diego CA4/1 D077353 · 2022-01-05 · civil · affirmed
  11. Sellers v. JustAnswer LLC D077868 · 2021-12-30 · civil · affirmed
  12. Hill v. Law Offices of Beatrice L. Snider CA4/1 D076958 · 2021-12-22 · family · affirmed
  13. Law Offices of Benjamin Pavone v. Willis CA4/1 D075817 · 2021-11-18 · civil · affirmed
  14. Smith v. Loya Casualty Insurance CA4/1 D077848 · 2021-10-19 · civil · affirmed
  15. Turner v. Victoria D076318 · 2021-08-17 · probate · reversed in part
  16. Marien v. Holland CA4/1 D077586 · 2021-07-20 · civil · affirmed
  17. Stewart v. USAA General Indemnity CA4/1 D076992 · 2021-07-13 · civil · reversed
  18. Guerrero v. Crown Energy Services CA4/1 D076299 · 2021-07-07 · civil · reversed in part
  19. Olango v. City of El Cajon CA4/1 D076752 · 2021-06-28 · civil · affirmed
  20. Usher v. White D077133 · 2021-05-28 · civil · affirmed
  21. R Consulting & Sales v. Kim CA4/1 D076749 · 2021-05-13 · civil · reversed in part
  22. Ortega v. Higgs Fletcher and Mack CA4/1 D076984 · 2021-04-23 · civil · affirmed
  23. Agrobiosol de Mexico etc. v. Agricola EPSA etc. CA4/1 D076551 · 2021-03-25 · civil · affirmed
  24. Lee v. YRC, Inc. CA4/1 D076729 · 2021-02-17 · civil · affirmed
  25. E-Band Communications v. Nexxcom Wireless CA4/1 D075868 · 2021-01-15 · civil · affirmed