Hon. Mark A. Talamantes
Judge
Superior Court
Marin County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.7 - 21 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 23 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 Lawyer11957607/20/20233 4 104310
Criminal Defense Lawyer11693603/24/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11692903/23/2023111110 110
Civil Litigation - Private11216812/03/202211119111
Civil Litigation - Private11092410/13/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11061809/30/2022        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10357103/19/20221111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10323903/01/20221211 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10322903/01/202211114112
Criminal Defense Lawyer8991410/15/20204121 21 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8897109/03/202011 1111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8872308/23/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8337002/17/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8000512/09/2019 1   11 
Civil Litigation - Private7970712/03/20191111 111
Civil Litigation - Private6247212/07/20182  12   
Civil Litigation - Private6061710/16/201811   11 
Civil Litigation - Private3985812/31/201591010108101010
Civil Litigation - Private3900811/20/201521115114
Civil Litigation - Private3519806/05/201511117 18
Civil Litigation - Private3177012/19/201499910991010
Civil Litigation - Private3130011/27/201498899 79
Civil Litigation - Private2937709/10/20143111921 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2451112/08/201312215114
Category Average  2.62.42.72.46.02.32.35.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1195763  36 
116936      
116929      
112168      
110924111111
110618      
103571      
103239111  2
103229      
899141     
88971      
88723      
83370111111
80005      
79707      
62472      
60617      
39858      
39008      
35198      
31770      
31300      
29377      
24511111111
 1.31.01.01.52.31.3
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
119576   4.5
116936   0.0
1169291  2.3
1121681  2.0
1109241111.0
110618   0.0
1035711111.0
1032391111.1
1032291151.4
899141 11.6
889711  1.0
88723   0.0
833701111.0
800051 11.0
7970711 1.0
624721  1.5
60617   1.0
3985810759.6
390081551.6
351981 11.9
317708999.1
313008988.3
293771 22.4
24511   1.8
 2.33.63.22.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11693003/23/202315167   
Court Staff11679903/16/202315167  Read Comment
Litigant11372012/16/20221516711.0 
Litigant11371912/16/202215167  Read Comment
Other11061509/30/20221516711.0Read Comment
Litigant10512505/27/20221516711.0Read Comment
Litigant10463005/02/20221516711.0Read Comment
Court Staff10357203/19/202215167   
Court Staff10357003/19/20221516711.0Read Comment
Other10354703/19/20221516711.0Read Comment
Litigant10322803/01/20221516711.0Read Comment
Litigant10284302/12/202215167  Read Comment
Other9556205/22/202115167  Read Comment
Litigant9555305/21/202115167  Read Comment
Other9434904/08/20211516711.0Read Comment
Litigant8941309/19/20201516711.0Read Comment
Litigant8872208/23/20201516711.0Read Comment
Litigant8722706/16/20201516722.0Read Comment
Litigant8717006/12/20201516711.0Read Comment
Other8157901/14/20201516711.0Read Comment
Other8000412/09/20191516711.0Read Comment
Other7871411/06/20191516711.0Read Comment
Litigant7670609/26/20191516711.0Read Comment
Other6697303/19/20191516711.0Read Comment
Other6588902/26/20191516711.0Read Comment
Other6576902/25/201915167  Read Comment
Litigant6576702/25/201915167  Read Comment
Other5596505/13/20181516711.0Read Comment
Litigant5549304/29/20181516711.0Read Comment
Other5536104/24/20181516711.0Read Comment
Other5321612/20/20171516711.0Read Comment
Litigant4103502/23/20161516711.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0