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Kenneth Medel

Judge · Superior Court of San Diego County · 2014–2026

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

C+
provisional — 67% — 4 of 6 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 45% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 6 so far

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.

7cases reviewed on appeal
—7 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 5 modified 2

Areas

civil 4 dependency 3

By year: 2026 2 · 2014 2 · 2023 1 · 2021 1 · 2016 1 ·

Analysis

11reviewed cases analysed
32rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
2cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate 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. Senseman v. Mimi Real Properties CA4/1 D084658M · 2026-04-24 · civil · modified
  2. Senseman v. Mimi Real Properties CA4/1 D084658 · 2026-03-26 · civil · modified
  3. Martin v. National Autopsy Experts, LLC CA4/1 D080031 · 2023-05-16 · civil · affirmed
  4. Foley v. McElroy CA4/1 D077299 · 2021-12-06 · civil · affirmed
  5. In re D.W. CA4/1 D068913 · 2016-03-15 · dependency · affirmed
  6. In re Jack D. CA4/1 D066157 · 2014-12-23 · dependency · affirmed
  7. In re Elijah P. CA4/1 D065731 · 2014-10-24 · dependency · affirmed