Hon. Daphne Grace Sykes
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.4 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 10 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 Lawyer9791808/18/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7874711/07/20191       
Civil Litigation - Private5494703/30/20181  11111
Civil Litigation - Private4679112/16/2016101010101010109
Civil Litigation - Private4040101/27/201675667   
Civil Litigation - Private2535302/23/201411211111
Category Average  3.54.34.83.84.03.33.33.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
97918      
78747      
54947      
46791      
40401      
25353111111
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
97918   1.0
78747   1.0
5494711 1.0
46791102510.0
40401   6.2
253531111.1
 4.01.33.03.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant10205801/09/202215216  Read Comment
Other10012710/27/202115216   
Litigant9244902/08/20211521655.0Read Comment
Litigant9069511/23/20201521622.0Read Comment
Other9041611/08/202015216  Read Comment
Litigant8880808/27/202015216  Read Comment
Other8847708/11/202015216  Read Comment
Other7948111/26/20191521611.0Read Comment
Other7856711/02/20191521699.0Read Comment
Other7539608/31/201915216  Read Comment
Litigant7033406/14/20191521644.0Read Comment
Litigant7002306/06/20191521611.0Read Comment
Other6945105/25/201915216  Read Comment
Other6260612/12/201815216  Read Comment
Other5759407/06/20181521633.0Read Comment
Litigant4890904/14/20171521611.0Read Comment
Litigant4725601/15/20171521611.0Read Comment
Other3873311/06/20151521622.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.92.9