Hon. Matthew P. Guasco
Judge
Superior Court
Ventura County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.7 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 1 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 - Private11892406/12/202361 13538
Civil Litigation - Private11678303/15/2023 1 19111
Civil Litigation - Private11367212/14/2022109 95998
Civil Litigation - Private10191501/02/202211 28 19
Civil Litigation - Private9686707/14/202171111514
Criminal Defense Lawyer9129612/18/2020101010 8101010
Civil Litigation - Private8507104/20/202011115111
Civil Litigation - Private7465608/19/201911114212
Civil Litigation - Private7186007/02/201922  22  
Category Average  4.83.03.32.35.04.43.45.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
118924      
116783      
113672      
101915      
96867      
91296      
85071      
74656      
71860      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1189242133.0
1167831112.3
1136728958.4
1019151  2.3
968671112.3
9129610  9.7
850711 11.5
746562211.6
718602 22.0
 3.12.82.03.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Court Staff9687507/14/202115451  Read Comment
Other8844508/09/20201545122.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.02.0