Hon. Nancy Case Shaffer
Judge
Superior Court
Sonoma County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.5 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer9806808/25/20211111111 
Civil Litigation - Private8011512/10/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private4651911/29/201651519219
Civil Litigation - Private4551509/23/201662 18229
Civil Litigation - Private4457008/03/2016615997110
Civil Litigation - Private4401006/29/20169101010810109
Civil Litigation - Private3664508/03/201510101010810108
Criminal Defense Lawyer2249607/22/20139101010891010
Category Average  7.05.67.36.57.66.45.69.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
980681  11 
80115      
465193     
455157     
44570      
44010      
36645      
22496      
 3.7  1.01.0 
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
98068   1.0
8011510 1010.0
465191353.1
4551521103.8
445702215.0
44010103109.6
3664510359.8
22496106 9.5
 6.43.06.86.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other6161011/15/20181542311.0Read Comment
Other5412602/13/201815423  Read Comment
Other4970805/23/20171542322.0Read Comment
Other4859904/02/2017154231010.0Read Comment
Other4143903/15/201615423  Read Comment
Litigant3387204/06/20151542311.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.53.5