Hon. Susanne M. Fenstermacher
Judge
Superior Court
Contra Costa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.5 - 3 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 7 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 - Private6066810/18/20185  221  
Civil Litigation - Private3263401/28/2015        
Criminal Defense Lawyer1920512/22/2012107   81010
Category Average  7.57.0 2.02.04.510.010.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
60668      
32634      
192051  11 
 1.0  1.01.0 
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
606682122.4
326341  1.0
19205   7.2
 1.51.02.03.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12382211/25/2023235611.0Read Comment
Other11736804/14/2023235611.0Read Comment
Other11058509/29/2022235611.0Read Comment
Litigant10629807/15/20222356  Read Comment
Other10330203/05/20222356  Read Comment
Litigant8462004/07/20202356  Read Comment
Other4416107/09/2016235699.0Read Comment
Other4012201/11/2016235611.0Read Comment
Other3853010/28/2015235622.0Read Comment
Litigant3804610/09/201523561010.0Read Comment
Other3497105/25/20152356  Read Comment
Category Average   3.63.6