Hon. David M. Chapman
Judge
Superior Court
Riverside County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.9 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 4 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 - Private11025609/16/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private9263602/17/2021599 10992
Civil Litigation - Private8960609/30/2020999999  
Civil Litigation - Private6012309/28/2018999989 7
Civil Litigation - Private4388206/23/20162111    
Criminal Defense Lawyer4231704/26/2016211171  
Civil Litigation - Govt.3916911/27/20151 51101 5
Civil Litigation - Private3480405/15/2015999 9998
Category Average  5.36.36.14.28.86.39.05.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
110256      
92636      
89606      
60123      
43882      
42317      
39169      
34804      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
110256   0.0
926365  8.0
896069 59.0
6012310 59.0
438821 11.2
423171192.0
3916911013.2
348048158.9
 5.04.04.35.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant9744308/01/20211522811.0Read Comment
Litigant9474704/21/202115228  Read Comment
Other9148201/01/20211522811.0Read Comment
Litigant9006310/21/20201522811.0Read Comment
Other4237604/28/201615228  Read Comment
Other4231604/26/20161522811.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0