Hon. Stephen D. Schuett
Judge
Superior Court
Kern County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.9 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 7 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 Lawyer11075410/07/202211 12111
Civil Litigation - Private10297002/17/20221010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private9291402/24/2021101010101010107
Civil Litigation - Private8529704/28/20203 554 57
Civil Litigation - Private7869911/05/2019 1    1 
Civil Litigation - Private4057601/30/2016910101010101010
Category Average  6.66.48.87.27.27.86.27.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
110754      
102970      
92914      
85297      
78699      
40576      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
11075411101.1
1029701010510.0
92914810109.8
852971 13.8
786991  1.0
40576   9.9
 4.27.06.55.9

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9976810/13/20211501711.0Read Comment
Other9773108/10/20211501711.0Read Comment
Other9502805/02/20211501711.0Read Comment
Other9052411/15/20201501711.0Read Comment
Other8919009/11/20201501711.0Read Comment
Litigant7163706/29/201915017  Read Comment
Litigant5886608/20/201815017  Read Comment
Other5082107/28/201715017  Read Comment
Litigant4650811/29/20161501711.0Read Comment
Other4534809/14/20161501711.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0