Hon. Patricia M. Scanlon
Judge
Superior Court
Contra Costa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.7 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 3 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 - Private12570203/05/20241   1   
Criminal Defense Lawyer12407312/14/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11686803/20/20231111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private10797107/18/20221       
Criminal Defense Lawyer8869208/21/2020132 10111
Civil Litigation - Private4401906/29/20161  1341 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3314702/24/201512 15113
Civil Litigation - Private2516502/07/201415355523
Civil Litigation - Private1018403/16/20111  1  1 
Category Average  1.02.41.81.74.22.21.12.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1257021     
124073111111
116868111111
107971      
8869211321 
44019    11
33147171111
25165      
10184      
 1.02.51.51.31.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1257021111.0
1240731111.0
116868   1.0
1079711  1.0
88692   2.7
44019   2.0
331471 101.6
251653323.6
101841  1.0
 1.31.73.51.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12407212/14/2023237011.0Read Comment
Other11774105/03/20232370  Read Comment
Litigant4512409/02/20162370  Read Comment
Other3314602/24/2015237011.0Read Comment
Other1979101/30/2013237011.0Read Comment
Other1154008/05/20112370  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0