The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Craig B. Van Rooyen
Judge
Superior Court
San Luis Obispo County

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Non-Attorney Average Rating: 9.0 - 10 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Category Average

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	119239	07/01/2023	24525			Read Comment
Other	119238	07/01/2023	24525	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	117903	05/08/2023	24525	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	117659	04/28/2023	24525	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	117615	04/26/2023	24525	9	9.0	Read Comment
Other	117197	04/04/2023	24525	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	102640	02/03/2022	24525	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	93073	03/01/2021	24525	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	93072	03/01/2021	24525			Read Comment
Other	78054	10/24/2019	24525	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	77751	10/17/2019	24525	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	53076	12/11/2017	24525	8	8.0	Read Comment
Other	51765	09/19/2017	24525			Read Comment
Category Average				9.7	9.7