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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. Center Healthcare Ed. & Res. v. Internat. Cong. Joint Reconst. D076513 · 2020-11-30 · civil · reversed
  2. Gibbons v. Silverado Senior Living Management CA4/1 D076703 · 2020-11-20 · civil · reversed
  3. Jain Irrigation, Inc. v. Netafim Irrigation, Inc. CA4/1 D076633 · 2020-10-16 · civil · affirmed
  4. De Martin v. La Jolla Pharmaceutical CA4/1 D075026M · 2020-09-14 · civil · affirmed
  5. Mitich v. Alpert CA4/1 D075193 · 2020-09-04 · civil · affirmed
  6. Villanueva v. Rabobank CA4/1 D075455 · 2020-08-18 · civil · reversed
  7. De Martin v. La Jolla Pharmaceutical CA4/1 D075026 · 2020-08-17 · civil · affirmed
  8. Citizens of Humanity, LLC v. Hass D074790 · 2020-03-16 · civil · affirmed
  9. Molloy v. Vu D075593 · 2019-11-27 · civil · affirmed
  10. Byrd v. State Personnel Bd. D073879 · 2019-06-26 · civil · affirmed
  11. Citizens Oversight v. Vu D073522 · 2019-05-21 · civil · affirmed
  12. Southcott v. Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection Dist. D074324 · 2019-03-07 · civil · affirmed
  13. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Anthony R. D070365 · 2016-11-03 · dependency · affirmed
  14. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Cynthia C. D069729 · 2016-10-14 · dependency · affirmed
  15. In re L.R. CA4/1 D069827 · 2016-08-09 · dependency · affirmed
  16. In re Adrian R. CA4/1 D070018 · 2016-07-15 · dependency · affirmed
  17. In re Patricia R. CA4/1 D069679 · 2016-05-25 · dependency · affirmed
  18. In re C.C. CA4/1 D069319 · 2016-04-20 · dependency · dismissed
  19. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Alejandro G. D068718 · 2016-03-30 · dependency · reversed
  20. In re Isabella G. CA4/1 D068718 · 2016-03-30 · dependency · reversed
  21. In re B.B. CA4/1 D067932 · 2015-12-10 · dependency · affirmed
  22. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Mari M. D067870 · 2015-09-25 · dependency · affirmed
  23. In re L.C. CA4/1 D067399 · 2015-09-10 · dependency · affirmed
  24. In re Ashley F. CA4/1 D067301 · 2015-08-14 · dependency · affirmed
  25. In re Iris M. CA4/1 D067107 · 2015-07-15 · dependency · affirmed