Hon. Rita Coyne Federman
Judge
Superior Court
San Luis Obispo County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.8 - 2 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
Civil Litigation - Private6243712/06/201823547233
Criminal Defense Lawyer3298602/16/201567686 75
Category Average  4.05.05.56.06.52.05.04.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
6243759    
3298617  108
 3.08.0  10.08.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
624372113.7
32986   5.9
 2.01.01.04.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9026410/31/20201534811.0Read Comment
Litigant8865808/20/20201534811.0Read Comment
Other8054012/20/20191534811.0Read Comment
Other6999706/05/20191534811.0Read Comment
Other6920205/17/20191534811.0Read Comment
Litigant6631703/06/201915348  Read Comment
Litigant6196911/23/20181534822.0Read Comment
Other5897708/23/201815348  Read Comment
Other5897608/23/20181534811.0Read Comment
Other5731806/26/20181534811.0Read Comment
Other5537404/24/201815348  Read Comment
Other5307212/11/2017153481010.0Read Comment
Other4624411/08/20161534833.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.22.2