Hon. Rebecca Connolly
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Cruz County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.6 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 13 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 Lawyer12525002/18/20241111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private12393312/03/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12330911/04/202311115113
Civil Litigation - Private11869506/02/202311452515
Criminal Defense Lawyer11500501/25/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private7139806/26/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private3590307/01/201511 1 1 1
Civil Litigation - Private3568906/23/201533212334
Category Average  1.31.31.81.72.52.01.42.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125250      
123933111111
123309      
118695      
115005      
71398      
35903      
35689      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
125250   1.0
1239331111.0
1233091111.5
1186951112.5
115005   0.0
71398   0.0
359031 11.0
356893452.5
 1.41.81.81.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12596903/23/202415398  Read Comment
Other12524902/18/20241539811.0Read Comment
Litigant12390012/01/20231539811.0Read Comment
Other12026408/30/202315398  Read Comment
Other11955507/19/202315398  Read Comment
Other11759004/25/202315398  Read Comment
Litigant11598602/08/20231539811.0Read Comment
Other11594002/03/20231539811.0Read Comment
Other11460601/14/20231539811.0Read Comment
Other11423012/26/202215398  Read Comment
Other11355212/10/20221539811.0Read Comment
Other11212312/01/202215398  Read Comment
Other11202711/29/20221539811.0 
Other11137810/29/202215398  Read Comment
Other10423504/19/20221539811.0Read Comment
Other10292702/15/20221539811.0Read Comment
Litigant10069411/19/20211539811.0Read Comment
Litigant9083711/29/20201539811.0Read Comment
Other7661609/24/20191539811.0Read Comment
Other7300407/22/201915398  Read Comment
Other7048406/17/201915398  Read Comment
Other6138811/07/201815398  Read Comment
Other6083910/23/20181539811.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0