Hon. Joyce M. Cram
Judge
Superior Court
Contra Costa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.4 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 8 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 Lawyer2144805/01/201311111111
Civil Litigation - Private1195609/27/201123113216
Civil Litigation - Private954112/08/201034337743
Criminal Defense Lawyer953412/08/201011111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer953312/08/201011111111
Civil Litigation - Private709905/11/2010448795  
Civil Litigation - Private552307/22/200991010 10 9 
Category Average  3.03.43.62.34.62.82.82.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
21448111111
11956      
9541      
9534111111
9533111111
7099      
5523      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
214481111.0
119563322.0
95412314.1
95341111.0
95331111.0
70991 15.4
5523810 9.3
 2.43.21.23.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant2166305/17/2013235311.0Read Comment
Litigant2040003/06/2013235311.0Read Comment
Other1885611/29/201223531010.0Read Comment
Other1701508/24/2012235311.0Read Comment
Other1567306/21/201223531010.0Read Comment
Other1535506/07/2012235311.0Read Comment
Other1254612/13/2011235311.0Read Comment
Other1158708/12/2011235311.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.33.3