Hon. Kenneth J. Medel
Judge
Superior Court
San Diego County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.2 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

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

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

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


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

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

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Private12689705/18/2024101010 10101010
Civil Litigation - Private12600603/26/202411 1 11 
Civil Litigation - Private12586103/14/202411111111
Civil Litigation - Private12585903/14/2024135210317
Civil Litigation - Private12373611/17/20231088 910  
Civil Litigation - Private11008309/08/2022  1  111
Civil Litigation - Private10488205/14/20221010101091010 
Civil Litigation - Private9147212/31/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private7949211/27/2019311111110
Criminal Defense Lawyer6478202/06/2019101010101010 10
Civil Litigation - Private6150211/12/20181010101010101010
Category Average  5.75.55.74.56.85.34.06.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
126897      
126006      
125861      
125859      
123736      
110083      
104882      
91472111111
79492      
64782      
61502      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12689710 1010.0
1260061  1.0
1258611111.0
1258591 13.3
1237368 108.8
1100831 101.0
10488210  9.9
914721111.0
794921  1.3
6478210 510.0
6150210 1010.0
 4.91.06.05.2

Only items marked with (*) are averaged into the displayed overall rating.

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9687707/14/202115313  Read Comment
Other9683107/12/202115313  Read Comment
Litigant8607205/15/202015313  Read Comment
Litigant8606705/15/20201531311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0