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Sunshine S. Sykes

Judge · Superior Court of Riverside County · 2014–2026

Judge, District Court, C.D. California 2020– · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside 2013–2022

D++
60% — 6 of 10 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 62% of 312 graded judges

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.

40cases reviewed on appeal
34%reversed, in whole or part, of 35 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 22 reversed in part 6 reversed 6 writ granted 3 dismissed 2 modified 1

Areas

civil 39 probate 1

By year: 2016 7 · 2023 6 · 2020 6 · 2022 5 · 2024 4 · 2026 3 · 2025 3 · 2021 2 · 2018 2 · 2015 1 · 2014 1 ·

Analysis

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

Cases

  1. Reales Investment, LLC v. Johnson E072523 · 2020-10-05 · civil · affirmed
  2. City of Norco v. Rodriguez CA4/2 E071911 · 2020-09-14 · civil · affirmed
  3. Mosley v. Pacific Specialty Ins. Co. E071287M · 2020-06-24 · civil · reversed in part
  4. Mosley v. Pacific Specialty Ins. Co. E071287 · 2020-05-26 · civil · reversed in part
  5. Coyle v. Historic Mission Inn Corp. E066265 · 2018-06-15 · civil · reversed
  6. Webb v. City of Riverside D073449 · 2018-05-11 · civil · affirmed
  7. Continental East Fund v. Crockett CA4/1 D069652 · 2016-06-21 · civil · reversed
  8. Torricellas v. Superior Court CA4/2 E065723 · 2016-06-10 · civil · writ granted
  9. Wilson v. Autler CA4/2 E063548 · 2016-04-13 · civil · affirmed
  10. Ramos v. Romero CA4/2 E062963 · 2016-03-30 · civil · affirmed
  11. Siciliano v. Silva CA4/2 E063116 · 2016-03-22 · civil · affirmed
  12. Hendrickson v. Woody, LLC CA4/1 D069070 · 2016-03-16 · civil · affirmed
  13. Bucur v. Vithlani CA4/2 E063738 · 2016-02-03 · civil · affirmed
  14. Tenpas v. Superior Court CA4/2 E063213 · 2015-06-05 · civil · writ granted
  15. Orcutt v. Super. Ct. CA4/2 E061844 · 2014-12-03 · civil · writ granted