Hon. Verna A. Adams
Judge
Superior Court
Marin County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.1 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 13 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 Lawyer11981708/05/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11957707/20/20238 10 88  
Criminal Defense Lawyer11674503/14/20231  1 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10457904/30/20221111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8054812/20/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private5580905/08/2018710101010 95
Criminal Defense Lawyer5401102/06/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private3645807/23/20151333    
Civil Litigation - Private2488601/14/201415  7158
Criminal Defense Lawyer2451512/08/2013610101088108
Criminal Defense Lawyer229107/13/2008599910795
Criminal Defense Lawyer225307/12/200877879988
Category Average  3.85.86.55.37.64.55.55.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119817      
119577      
116745      
10457911 111
80548111111
55809      
54011      
36458      
24886      
245151088897
2291855557
2253667666
 5.24.25.34.24.44.4
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
119817   0.0
1195778  8.4
116745   1.0
1045791111.0
805481111.0
5580986 9.1
54011   0.0
364581 12.2
2488612 3.3
24515   9.0
2291   8.3
2253   7.6
 3.32.51.04.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11582601/28/2023292811.0Read Comment
Litigant10457704/30/2022292811.0Read Comment
Other10406104/11/2022292822.0Read Comment
Other10404304/10/2022292811.0Read Comment
Other10093811/29/2021292811.0Read Comment
Litigant9632406/24/2021292811.0Read Comment
Litigant9547405/19/2021292822.0Read Comment
Litigant8918609/11/20202928  Read Comment
Other8918409/11/2020292811.0Read Comment
Court Staff8055212/20/20192928  Read Comment
Litigant8032612/14/2019292822.0Read Comment
Litigant6576502/25/2019292811.0Read Comment
Other6152711/12/2018292811.0Read Comment
Litigant2480401/07/2014292811.0Read Comment
Litigant2365910/10/2013292811.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.21.2