Kenneth J. Medel

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

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 2010–

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 reviewed on appeal (every role)

In re J.H. CA4/1 D064582 · 2014-02-18 · dependency · reversed
Treter v. Plaza Bonita CA4/1 D062732 · 2014-02-06 · civil · reversed
In re A.F. CA4/1 D064176 · 2014-01-31 · dependency · affirmed
In re Jason L. CA4/1 D064390 · 2014-01-21 · dependency · affirmed
In re M.S. CA 4/1 D064161 · 2013-11-07 · dependency · affirmed
In re H.N. CA4/1 D063988 · 2013-11-04 · dependency · affirmed
In re L.H. CA4/1 D063959 · 2013-09-27 · dependency · affirmed
In re Skyler F. CA4/1 D063677 · 2013-09-17 · dependency · affirmed
In re Roberto C. CA4/1 D063641 · 2013-08-07 · dependency · affirmed
In re D.G. CA4/1 D063441 · 2013-07-24 · dependency · affirmed
In re Aryanna W. CA4/1 D063521 · 2013-07-11 · dependency · affirmed
In re Ven. A. CA4/1 D063415 · 2013-06-28 · dependency · affirmed