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Richard J. Oberholzer

Judge · Superior Court of Kern County · 1990–2026

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Kern 1987–2008

A++
provisional — 100% — 5 of 5 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; would rank in the top 1% of 312 graded judges, but ten rulings are needed for a standing letter — 5 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.

36cases reviewed on appeal
38%reversed, in whole or part, of 32 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 20 reversed 7 reversed in part 4 writ granted 2 other 2 vacated 1

Areas

civil 25 criminal 10 family 1

By year: 2015 11 · 2023 5 · 2025 4 · 2014 3 · 2021 2 · 2016 2 · 2026 1 · 2024 1 · 2013 1 · 2008 1 · 2004 1 · 1993 1 · 1992 1 · 1991 1 · 1990 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. People v. Swenson CA4/3 G063237 · 2025-02-06 · criminal · affirmed
  2. People v. Kaye CA4/3 G058606 · 2021-05-04 · criminal · affirmed
  3. People v. Gates CA4/3 G058175 · 2021-01-25 · criminal · affirmed
  4. People v. Accredited Surety and Casualty CA4/3 G050609 · 2016-04-27 · criminal · affirmed
  5. Cosentino v. Fuller G050923N · 2015-06-25 · criminal · reversed
  6. Cosentino v. Fuller G050923M · 2015-06-22 · criminal · reversed
  7. People v. Rocha CA4/3 G050491 · 2015-04-29 · criminal · affirmed
  8. People v. McFearson F051882 · 2008-01-07 · criminal · vacated
  9. Claxton v. Zolin F016942 · 1992-07-29 · criminal · affirmed
  10. People v. Ferguson F011909 · 1990-03-16 · criminal · other