"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Stephen P. Freccero	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Marin County	See Comments

Attorney Average Rating: 8.3 - 2 rating(s) Non-Attorney Average Rating: 9.0 - 1 rating(s)	Please send me alerts on this judge E-mail Address:

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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. Stephen P. Freccero

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA48698
Rating:8.4

Comments:
Thoughtful, engaged, reasoned, & experienced. He shows a little deference to counsel from bigger firms in the court room - but that does not play out in his decisions. He does work to get trials set and sometimes earlier than attorneys like. He has had good staff as well.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA27061
Rating:8.1

Comments:
I think Judge Freccero is a very good judge: willing to listen and even will change his mind based on argument The only beef I might have is that he is too patient and tolerant of nonsense, tangential discussions, etc. Between that and his very slow, deliberate speaking style, sitting through a calendar call can be excruciatingly slow.

Litigant

Comment #: CA24469
Rating:9.0

Comments:
I found him to be very knowledgeable about the law and fair. He was very authoritative but kind. He acted as if he seemed to care very much about the parties being given an opportunity to resolve their issues in the most beneficial way for both parties. He took his time to resolve the case. He is the kind of judge democracy needs.