Hon. Michelle Tong
Judge
Superior Court
San Francisco County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 4 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer12446012/31/2023112152  
Criminal Defense Lawyer11798605/11/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11732204/12/20231010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private11732104/12/20231010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer11679403/16/20231010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private11622202/16/202332      
Civil Litigation - Private11598102/07/20233 3 7 2 
Civil Litigation - Private11003609/05/20221111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private10474805/06/20221221322 
Category Average  4.95.15.45.57.55.85.810.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
124460      
117986      
117322      
117321      
116794101010101010
116222      
115981      
110036      
104748      
 10.010.010.010.010.010.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1244601111.9
117986   0.0
11732210 1010.0
11732110 1010.0
11679410  10.0
1162221  2.0
1159812  3.4
1100361 11.0
1047481  1.8
 4.51.05.54.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12597403/24/20242857011.0Read Comment
Litigant11989408/10/2023285701010.0Read Comment
Litigant10974808/24/20222857011.0Read Comment
Litigant10114812/06/20212857011.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.33.3