"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Kenneth J. Medel	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
San Diego County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Kenneth J. Medel

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA53717
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Looks like he retired. If so, gonna miss him!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA53223
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Worst trial judge in over 40 years of litigation. Did not know the law, so he created it to fit his own agenda. He is very friendly and jovial, but do not be fooled by this jolly facade. You do not want him to preside over any trial!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA53140
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Biased and does not know the law

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA53138
Rating:3.3

Comments:
At first Judge is jolly, joking, positive interaction with counsel. But behind that facade, he is the most biased judge I’ve appeared before in 30 years of litigation.
Pre-empt him if you can!

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA52012
Rating:8.8

Comments:
Has good energy and seems to like everyone.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA41867
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Ding as soon as you get this guy. He operates his courtroom on the "good old boy" system, and is willing to abjectly ignore the law in order to help out the attorneys he knows personally and sees a lot in his courtroom. Often he will just cut and paste from their motions no matter how flimsy and is supremely lazy in his orders. Courtroom is also a chaotic mess.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA40231
Rating:9.9

Comments:
Judge Medel is an excellent judge: he is very well versed in the law, especially civil procedure, and decides difficult questions fairly. He obviously read the parties' briefs in our case and asked excellent questions at the hearing. He is also very jovial and clearly relishes being a judge. He is now one of my favorites.

Other

Comment #: CA36182
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
The Second Amendment is not outdated. Most judges do not like to be overturned, but anyone with legal expertise or not can see the final outcome when it gets to SCOTUS.
Frivolous suit, likely to be tossed.

Other

Comment #: CA36161
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-rules-synagogue-shooting-victims-can-sue-smith-and-wesson/ar-AAM49BN Yep, you are a real liberal judge. First, the second amendment allows a company like Smith and Wesson to manufacture guns and a gun shop to sell it after a person buying it goes through a background check. They may lose in your liberal court but, not in the U.S. Supreme Court

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA32863
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Horrible, nefarious, rotten to the core, a very dark soul. Beware.

Litigant

Comment #: CA30123
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
" Now that Lisa Schall finally did the world a favor and retired, Judge Medel took her place as the absolute most wretched judge in San Diego....

....I'd rather leave any case of mine up to a coin toss than let it anywhere near this dept. If you draw this judge, you better file your peremptory challenge as soon as you can get it to the courthouse. There's absolutely no chance you could draw a worse judge. Best of luck out there. .....You'll need it in this department. "

"litigant"? How many cases do you have in that courtrrom? Seems like comment came from a dumb, disgruntled lawyer, who has done the same thing to other judges on this site. Makes the same mistakes.

Litigant

Comment #: CA30118
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Now that Lisa Schall finally did the world a favor and retired, Judge Medel took her place as the absolute most wretched judge in San Diego. IMO if you likes judges who rule based on guesswork and whims and refuse to read a file then, by all means, have at it. I'd rather leave any case of mine up to a coin toss than let it anywhere near this dept.

If you draw this judge, you better file your peremptory challenge as soon as you can get it to the courthouse. There's absolutely no chance you could draw a worse judge. Best of luck out there. You'll need it in this department.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA25798
Rating:1.3

Comments:
Horrible judge. Fails to grasp most basic concepts, does not read papers, holds grudges against attorneys who disagree with him, and goes out of his way to flatter and show favoritism toward certain lawyers.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA17171
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Great judge. Have not yet tried a case in front of him. But in law and motion matters he reads what is submitted. He treats both sides with respect. I look forward to being in front of him again.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA15454
Rating:10.0

Comments:
Judge Medel is new to the bench and a superb, bright, thoughtful, fair judge, who explains his points clearly and engages in genuine dialogue during oral argument. My case was decided on summary judgment, but he was presiding over a jury trial in another matter, and I watched him receive a jury's verdict. He handled it exceedingly well, and is clearly a skilled trial judge who himself has extensive trial experience. I do not think you can get a better draw in SD Superior Court.