Hon. Michael W. Sweet See Rating Details
Judge
Superior Court
Sacramento County
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Attorney Average Rating:   6.1 - 4 rating(s)
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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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Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA32760
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Judge Sweet is a petty, biased, and completely phony individual and judge, weak minded and with inferior intellectual ability. I wouldn’t trust him to hear a jay walking case.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA192
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
I have tried only one case in front of Judge Sweet, but I had no complaints. I thought that he was perfectly fair to my client.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA182
Rating:4.4
Comments:
This judge's name is deceptive, as is his temperament. It is easy to be lured into a false sense of security, because he has an amiable temperament. However, he is inclined to prohibit you from presenting your defense theory to the jury, particularly if the prosecution objects. This is the worst of all judicial trial sins, because it is disrespectful of the jury system. Jurors, not judges, are the triers of fact. Shame on the judge who keeps a defendant from presenting his theory to the trier of fact.