Hon. Brian F. Haynes
Judge
Superior Court
Contra Costa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   8.5 - 3 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 12 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer9543005/17/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9542905/17/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer5226510/22/20178101010 1088
Civil Litigation - Private4814103/08/20171079   7 
Civil Litigation - Private4813903/08/20171061089 8 
Category Average  9.37.79.79.09.010.07.78.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
95430      
95429      
5226510107555
48141      
48139      
 10.010.07.05.05.05.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
95430   0.0
95429   0.0
5226551058.9
48141   8.3
481397 98.3
 6.010.07.05.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10045611/09/202114976  Read Comment
Other10038211/07/20211497611.0Read Comment
Other10036011/06/20211497611.0Read Comment
Other10034511/06/20211497611.0Read Comment
Other10031511/04/20211497611.0Read Comment
Other10014210/27/20211497611.0Read Comment
Other9979910/13/20211497611.0Read Comment
Other9972710/11/20211497611.0Read Comment
Other9950710/05/20211497611.0Read Comment
Litigant9921009/25/20211497611.0Read Comment
Other9895209/18/20211497611.0Read Comment
Court Staff9542405/16/202114976  Read Comment
Other8760406/29/202014976  Read Comment
Other8741006/22/202014976  Read Comment
Other7799410/22/201914976  Read Comment
Other6839904/26/2019149761010.0Read Comment
Other5444502/28/2018149761010.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.52.5