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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 reviewed on appeal (every role)

  1. Roy Allan Slurry Seal, Inc. v. Amer. Asphalt So., Inc. B255558 · 2015-02-20 · civil · reversed in part
  2. Ram Pizza v. Super. Ct. CA4/2 E060399 · 2014-05-28 · civil · writ granted
  3. Ram Pizza v. Super. CT. CA4/2 E060399 · 2014-03-13 · civil · writ granted
  4. City of Riverside v. Horspool E051500 · 2014-01-30 · civil · affirmed
  5. The City of Riverside v. Horspool CA4/2 E051500 · 2013-11-05 · civil · affirmed
  6. People v. McFearson F051882 · 2008-01-07 · criminal · vacated
  7. Friends of the Santa Clara River v. Castaic Lake Water Agency F043273 · 2004-09-22 · civil · reversed
  8. Royal Insurance v. Cole F016134 · 1993-02-22 · civil · affirmed
  9. Claxton v. Zolin F016942 · 1992-07-29 · criminal · affirmed
  10. Coombs v. Pierce F015409 · 1991-12-04 · civil · other
  11. People v. Ferguson F011909 · 1990-03-16 · criminal · other