Hon. Julie A. Palafox
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.7 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 14 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 - Private12301910/25/20231    11 
Civil Litigation - Private9228202/02/20211089101010108
Criminal Defense Lawyer8658405/29/2020        
Criminal Defense Lawyer7552309/03/20192  22 2 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5410002/11/2018 1111011 
Category Average  4.34.55.04.37.34.03.58.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123019      
92282      
86584      
75523      
54100      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1230191 11.0
92282101 9.6
86584   0.0
75523   2.0
541001112.3
 4.01.01.03.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12496601/30/20242448811.0Read Comment
Other12468101/10/20242448811.0Read Comment
Other12464001/08/20242448811.0Read Comment
Other12430012/28/20232448811.0Read Comment
Other12426912/26/20232448811.0Read Comment
Other11006009/07/202224488  Read Comment
Court Staff9267902/18/202124488  Read Comment
Court Staff9267202/18/202124488  Read Comment
Other9266202/18/20212448811.0Read Comment
Litigant8705806/06/20202448811.0Read Comment
Litigant8344702/19/20202448811.0Read Comment
Litigant7926311/20/201924488  Read Comment
Other7559809/05/20192448811.0Read Comment
Other7337007/28/201924488  Read Comment
Litigant7330507/28/20192448811.0Read Comment
Other6612203/03/20192448811.0Read Comment
Other6563302/21/20192448811.0Read Comment
Court Staff6423401/23/20192448811.0Read Comment
Other5410102/11/201824488  Read Comment
Other5409902/11/201824488  Read Comment
Other5389601/31/20182448811.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0