Hon. William D. Claster
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   8.1 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   10.0 - 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 - Private11420212/25/2022101010101010108
Civil Litigation - Private10230301/21/20221010101010   
Civil Litigation - Private9760108/06/20211010101081098
Civil Litigation - Private6060710/16/2018699 1098 
Civil Litigation - Private4912104/25/2017        
Civil Litigation - Private4096602/19/201610109 109 8
Criminal Defense Lawyer3519406/04/20157777107 7
Civil Litigation - Private3171412/16/201410109109910 
Civil Litigation - Private2971109/25/20141010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2946809/16/201432116217
Civil Litigation - Private2919509/03/2014321110217
Criminal Defense Lawyer2726806/01/2014        
Civil Litigation - Private2692705/12/2014101010109   
Category Average  8.18.27.87.79.37.67.07.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
114202      
102303      
97601      
60607      
49121      
40966      
35194      
31714      
29711      
29468      
29195      
27268      
26927      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
11420210 510.0
10230310 510.0
9760110 59.6
606079  8.6
49121   0.0
409669 79.5
351947 47.4
3171491059.5
2971110 1010.0
29468   2.3
291951112.6
27268   0.0
2692710  9.8
 8.55.55.36.9

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12180210/17/2023146511010.0Read Comment
Litigant2919609/03/201414651  Read Comment
Category Average   10.010.0