Hon. Frank L. Birchak
Judge
Superior Court
San Diego County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 4 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 - Private10014610/28/2021121110111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9719507/23/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private7896511/14/201921113 1 
Criminal Defense Lawyer6119011/01/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private5993309/24/2018281   4 
Category Average  1.73.71.01.06.51.02.01.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
100146      
97195      
78965      
61190      
59933      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
10014611102.3
97195   0.0
789651 101.4
611901  1.0
599331 93.2
 1.01.09.71.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant10183512/28/202124507  Read Comment
Litigant10163412/17/20212450711.0Read Comment
Other10017410/29/202124507  Read Comment
Litigant9500505/02/20212450788.0Read Comment
Other9454004/13/202124507  Read Comment
Litigant9411503/30/202124507  Read Comment
Litigant9408903/30/202124507  Read Comment
Litigant9210201/28/20212450711.0Read Comment
Litigant9209101/27/20212450711.0Read Comment
Other9179301/15/20212450711.0Read Comment
Other9172601/13/20212450711.0 
Litigant9170001/11/20212450711.0Read Comment
Litigant9164901/08/20212450711.0Read Comment
Other7812810/25/20192450711.0Read Comment
Other7313007/24/20192450722.0Read Comment
Other6797704/17/201924507  Read Comment
Other6724003/26/201924507  Read Comment
Other6723803/26/20192450711.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.71.7