Hon. Wendy Coats
Judge
Superior Court
Contra Costa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 28 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 - Private12530302/21/202411114115
Criminal Defense Lawyer12391012/01/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11914506/24/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11694803/24/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11377212/18/20221  11111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11151411/04/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private10329103/04/20221111211 
Criminal Defense Lawyer9977610/13/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private9578306/03/202110101010101010 
Category Average  2.52.82.82.53.22.52.52.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125303      
123910      
119145      
116948      
113772111111
111514      
103291111111
99776      
95783      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1253031351.4
123910   1.0
119145   0.0
116948   1.0
113772 111.0
111514   0.0
103291   1.1
99776   0.0
9578310  10.0
 5.52.03.01.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12483901/24/20242829211.0Read Comment
Other12069809/21/20232829211.0Read Comment
Other11967107/26/20232829211.0Read Comment
Other11965907/26/202328292  Read Comment
Litigant11939307/12/20232829222.0Read Comment
Litigant11914006/24/202328292  Read Comment
Other11911306/21/20232829211.0Read Comment
Litigant11790405/08/20232829211.0Read Comment
Other11748404/19/20232829211.0Read Comment
Other11695603/24/20232829211.0Read Comment
Litigant11455201/09/202328292  Read Comment
Litigant11430012/29/202228292  Read Comment
Other11207811/30/20222829211.0Read Comment
Other11130410/26/20222829211.0Read Comment
Other11096010/15/20222829211.0Read Comment
Litigant11016009/13/20222829211.0Read Comment
Other10952608/12/20222829211.0Read Comment
Other10947208/09/20222829211.0Read Comment
Other10946808/09/20222829211.0Read Comment
Litigant10907307/26/20222829211.0Read Comment
Court Staff10900307/23/202228292  Read Comment
Other10878007/19/2022282921010.0Read Comment
Other10795707/18/202228292  Read Comment
Other10628407/15/20222829211.0Read Comment
Litigant10563506/15/20222829211.0Read Comment
Court Staff10209401/11/20222829233.0 
Litigant9994210/20/20212829211.0Read Comment
Litigant9851509/03/202128292  Read Comment
Other9810008/27/202128292  Read Comment
Court Staff9706007/19/202128292  Read Comment
Other9705907/19/20212829211.0Read Comment
Other9694307/15/20212829211.0Read Comment
Court Staff9652606/30/20212829211.0Read Comment
Litigant9619206/19/20212829211.0Read Comment
Other9598706/10/2021282921010.0Read Comment
Other9598206/10/2021282921010.0Read Comment
Other9171001/12/20212829211.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.12.1