Hon. Katherine Cooper
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Maricopa County

Phoenix
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Attorney Average Rating:   2.2 - 13 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 21 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 - Private10393104/04/202211113215
Criminal Defense Lawyer8267402/02/2020   1  1 
Civil Litigation - Private7303207/23/20191111411 
Criminal Defense Lawyer6724603/26/201933419215
Civil Litigation - Govt.6091310/25/201811115111
Civil Litigation - Private5931309/04/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5505204/06/20181111  1 
Civil Litigation - Private5130808/27/20171111  11
Civil Litigation - Private4231104/26/201614345111
Civil Litigation - Private3014210/18/201441217 14
Civil Litigation - Govt.3013910/18/201491091081097
Criminal Defense Lawyer2943209/13/20141111  1 
Civil Litigation - Private2630404/02/201451113211
Category Average  2.42.22.21.95.02.51.62.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
103931      
826741 1  1
73032      
67246      
60913      
59313      
55052      
513081     
42311111111
30142      
301396     
29432      
26304      
 2.31.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1039311111.4
82674   1.0
730321  1.4
67246   3.3
609131 11.5
593131111.0
550521111.0
513081  1.0
423111112.3
301421 102.4
301399968.9
294321 11.0
263041 101.9
 1.72.63.62.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11820505/20/20231843711.0Read Comment
Other10932808/04/20221843711.0Read Comment
Other10463605/03/2022184371010.0Read Comment
Other9941209/30/202118437  Read Comment
Other9935009/28/202118437  Read Comment
Other9934209/28/202118437   
Other9934109/28/202118437  Read Comment
Other9932709/27/20211843711.0Read Comment
Other9157301/05/20211843711.0Read Comment
Other9157101/05/202118437  Read Comment
Other7583009/09/20191843711.0Read Comment
Other7505608/25/201918437  Read Comment
Litigant7179007/01/201918437  Read Comment
Other7133506/26/20191843711.0Read Comment
Other6134111/06/201818437  Read Comment
Litigant6086110/24/20181843711.0Read Comment
Litigant5659706/04/20181843711.0Read Comment
Litigant5602605/15/20181843711.0Read Comment
Litigant5475403/19/20181843711.0Read Comment
Litigant5309712/13/20171843711.0Read Comment
Other5186809/26/201718437  Read Comment
Other5123008/22/20171843711.0Read Comment
Court Staff5103008/10/20171843711.0Read Comment
Litigant5031906/26/2017184371010.0Read Comment
Litigant4829603/17/20171843711.0Read Comment
Other4548909/22/20161843711.0Read Comment
Other4460908/04/20161843711.0Read Comment
Litigant4290805/23/20161843711.0Read Comment
Litigant4231004/26/20161843711.0Read Comment
Litigant2943109/13/20141843711.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.91.9