Hon. Vince Chhabria See Rating Details
District Judge See Comments
N.D.Cal.  
Average Rating:3.7 - 6 rating(s)
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Ratings

*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=Chronic`y Late,10=Always on Time)
*Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation:    (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
*Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation:   (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility In Scheduling   (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Pre-Trial:   (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions:   (1=Least Involved,10=Most Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Trial:    (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Sentencing:    (1=Most Lenient,10=Most Harsh)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators:    (1=10%,10=100%)
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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 35400
Rating:2.8
Comments:
This guy acts like the guy you couldn't stand in law school, yet he's an Article III judge. Pretentious to a startling degree. Compensation for inadequacies with ego. Openly hostile to plaintiff's lawyer. Corporatist.

It all would be ok if he did the reading and got the law before having the hearing, but he doesn't.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 34532
Rating:3.0
Comments:
Judge Chhabria is the most universally discourteous member of the federal judiciary I have appeared before. Needlessly rude, sanction-happy, insulting and belittling to counsel almost as a matter of routine. Questionable preparedness for complicated matters. Fancies himself an expert in whatever your case is about.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 33747
Rating:4.4
Comments:
He really likes the sound of his own voice. He would rather listen to himself talk during oral argument than listen to counsel's responses to his questions. Constantly interrupts, then claims to "lose track" of counsel's arguments.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 32993
Rating:6.0
Comments:
Among the worst temperaments of any district court judge I've ever appeared before. Haughty and belittling to counsel and parties. Scholarship is very good, and he reads the briefs carefully. Makes up his mind at the outset of a case and tailors his rulings accordingly, which is great if he likes your position. Very comfortable disposing of cases on summary judgment. Recommend an early motion on the pleadings or scope of discovery to glean how he's thinking about the case. Not afraid to throw around in terrorem threats to drive settlement of cases he doesn't want to hear. Total wild card if you draw him.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 32817
Rating:1.0
Comments:
narrow-minded, petty, and inflexible government official.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 25020
Rating:4.8
Comments:
Fancies himself as an intellectual when he is not - believes he knows everything when he clearly does not - short attention span -rude to counsel - rude to jurors - prone to inappropriate comments to counsel about jurors etc. Sanction happy. Terrible judicial temperament.