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Rafael Arreola

Retired judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2016–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1998–2007 · , Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1981–1998

B+
provisional — 75% — 3 of 4 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 25% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 4 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.

3cases reviewed on appeal
—3 merits decisions: a rate is shown from 10

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 2 vacated 1

Areas

criminal 3

By year: 2026 1 · 2024 1 · 2016 1 ·

Analysis

4 of this judge's reviewed cases have an analysis; counts are shown from 10.

Cases

  1. People v. Padilla CA4/1 D087345 · 2026-04-03 · criminal · vacated
  2. People v. Ogando CA4/2 E083128 · 2024-12-30 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Moore CA4/1 D069453 · 2016-05-18 · criminal · affirmed