Hon. Thomas E. Kuhnle
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Clara County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.7 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 6 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 - Private12376611/21/20231010101010 10 
Civil Litigation - Private11798105/11/202321115115
Civil Litigation - Private11580601/27/20231  1311 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10052411/11/20211010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3655707/29/2015        
Category Average  5.87.07.05.57.04.05.57.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123766      
117981      
115806      
100524101010101010
36557      
 10.010.010.010.010.010.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12376610  10.0
1179811111.6
11580611 1.3
10052410101010.0
36557   0.0
 5.54.05.54.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12383011/25/20231537711.0Read Comment
Litigant11737304/14/20231537711.0Read Comment
Litigant10480105/10/202215377  Read Comment
Litigant10295202/17/2022153771010.0Read Comment
Other10248001/28/20221537722.0Read Comment
Other10011410/26/202115377  Read Comment
Other9887009/14/2021153771010.0Read Comment
Other9308103/02/2021153771010.0Read Comment
Category Average   5.75.7