Hon. Joni T. Hiramoto
Judge
Superior Court
Contra Costa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 5 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 11 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 - Private10321202/28/2022        
Criminal Defense Lawyer8869308/21/202071010 581010
Civil Litigation - Private7199707/06/20191  1111 
Civil Litigation - Private5453803/06/2018989 101010 
Civil Litigation - Private2488801/14/2014111121  
Criminal Defense Lawyer2040303/06/201318    51
Criminal Defense Lawyer1824010/25/2012        
Category Average  3.86.86.71.04.55.06.55.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
103212      
886939  8 10
71997      
54538      
24888      
204036     
18240      
 7.5  8.0 10.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
103212   0.0
88693   8.4
719971111.0
5453810 109.4
248881 11.1
20403   5.0
18240   0.0
 4.01.04.03.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10273502/08/2022236111.0Read Comment
Litigant10226901/20/202223611010.0Read Comment
Other10160012/17/2021236111.0Read Comment
Litigant9632106/24/2021236111.0Read Comment
Litigant9476404/22/2021236111.0Read Comment
Litigant9413303/30/2021236111.0Read Comment
Other9198901/23/2021236111.0Read Comment
Litigant9178901/15/2021236111.0Read Comment
Other9171201/12/2021236111.0Read Comment
Litigant9067411/22/2020236111.0Read Comment
Litigant8288102/06/2020236111.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.81.8