Hon. Donna D. Geck
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Barbara County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.4 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 19 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 - Private12474401/16/2024311  21 
Civil Litigation - Private11354612/09/202211118 1 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10334903/09/202211118114
Civil Litigation - Private10101912/02/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private8581505/11/20201111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5821307/29/201811111111
Civil Litigation - Private5821207/29/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5821107/28/20181111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private5474403/18/20181 111111
Civil Litigation - Private5054907/11/201711111111
Civil Litigation - Private4988506/01/2017111111 1
Civil Litigation - Private4863204/04/2017 1   1  
Criminal Defense Lawyer4200104/14/201611111111
Civil Litigation - Private4181904/02/20162111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3253501/23/20157785 51 
Category Average  1.61.41.51.32.41.41.01.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
124744      
113546      
103349      
101019      
85815      
58213111111
58212111111
58211      
54744111111
50549111111
49885      
48632      
42001  1   
41819      
32535      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12474411 1.5
1135461  2.0
1033491111.9
1010191111.0
858151  1.0
582131111.0
582121111.0
582111 11.0
547441111.0
505491111.0
498851111.0
486321 11.0
420011111.0
418191111.1
325351 14.9
 1.01.01.01.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12478201/19/202415359  Read Comment
Litigant12474201/16/20241535911.0Read Comment
Litigant11658803/04/20231535911.0Read Comment
Other11649402/28/20231535911.0Read Comment
Other11374312/17/202215359  Read Comment
Court Staff11374212/17/20221535911.0Read Comment
Other10429804/20/20221535911.0Read Comment
Litigant10401304/08/20221535911.0Read Comment
Litigant10398304/06/20221535911.0Read Comment
Other10314002/24/202215359  Read Comment
Litigant10159612/16/20211535911.0Read Comment
Court Staff9356303/15/202115359  Read Comment
Court Staff9275502/20/202115359  Read Comment
Other9275302/20/202115359  Read Comment
Court Staff9275102/20/202115359  Read Comment
Court Staff9275002/20/202115359  Read Comment
Court Staff9272202/19/202115359  Read Comment
Litigant8903409/05/20201535911.0 
Litigant8903209/05/20201535911.0Read Comment
Litigant7957311/29/201915359  Read Comment
Other7265607/17/20191535922.0Read Comment
Court Staff7010306/07/20191535911.0Read Comment
Litigant4953405/18/20171535911.0Read Comment
Litigant4311406/03/20161535911.0Read Comment
Other4200404/14/20161535911.0Read Comment
Other4200004/14/20161535911.0Read Comment
Other4159803/24/20161535911.0Read Comment
Other4135203/09/20161535911.0Read Comment
Other3637207/20/20151535922.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.11.1