Philip L. Soto
Judge · 2013–2026
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 2000–
114cases reviewed on appeal
29%reversed, in whole or part, of 104 merits decisions
Outcomes on appeal
affirmed 72 reversed 19 reversed in part 11 writ denied 4 dismissed 4 writ granted 2 modified 2
Areas
dependency 105 family 6 other 2 criminal 1
By year: 2015 23 · 2022 12 · 2016 12 · 2014 11 · 2023 10 · 2013 10 · 2024 9 · 2020 9 · 2025 7 · 2021 5 · 2026 3 · 2017 3 ·
Analysis
No analyses yet. When they exist, this shows counts of the model's findings across this judge's reviewed cases — with the court's own dispositions beside them, and only from 10 cases.
Cases reviewed on appeal (every role)
- In re Valerie G. CA2/3 B304592 · 2020-08-25 · dependency · affirmed
- In re J.M. B298473 · 2020-06-17 · dependency · reversed
- In re S.R. B300214 · 2020-04-23 · dependency · affirmed
- In re J.A. B297416 · 2020-04-20 · dependency · reversed
- In re J.A. B297416 · 2020-04-20 · dependency · reversed
- In re C.V. B278331 · 2017-09-20 · dependency · reversed
- In re Joaquin C. B277434 · 2017-09-20 · dependency · reversed
- In re Destiny D. B279742 · 2017-09-11 · dependency · affirmed
- In re June P. CA2/4 B268704 · 2016-09-21 · family · reversed
- In re C.R. CA2/5 B267817 · 2016-09-20 · dependency · affirmed
- In re A.M. CA2/8 B268772 · 2016-09-01 · dependency · modified
- In re Andrew S. B268361 · 2016-08-15 · dependency · reversed
- In re Aaron S. CA2/7 B271391 · 2016-08-01 · dependency · reversed
- In re H.G. CA2/5 B267432 · 2016-06-24 · dependency · dismissed
- In re Isabella A. CA2/3 B265799 · 2016-04-07 · criminal · affirmed
- In re A.C. CA2/8 B266597 · 2016-03-23 · dependency · affirmed
- In re Lance F. CA2/2 B261742 · 2016-03-02 · family · reversed in part
- In re E.S. CA2/8 B266030 · 2016-02-25 · dependency · affirmed
- In re L.J. CA2/1 B262363 · 2016-01-25 · dependency · affirmed
- In re Y.F. CA2/8 B264365 · 2016-01-15 · dependency · affirmed
- In re v. V CA2/1 B262789 · 2015-12-18 · other · reversed
- In re D.K. CA2/4 B265481 · 2015-11-09 · dependency · writ denied
- In re Ts.M. CA2/8 B259927 · 2015-10-21 · dependency · affirmed
- In re M v. CA2/5 B260636 · 2015-10-16 · dependency · affirmed
- In re Annie B. CA2/7 B260957 · 2015-10-13 · dependency · reversed in part