Hon. Cindee F. Mayfield
Judge
Superior Court
Mendocino County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.8 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 3 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 Lawyer12095310/09/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private11432512/30/20221111111 
Civil Litigation - Govt.11378812/20/2022444   3 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3320302/28/2015298 10887
Civil Litigation - Private2834307/26/2014899 9999
Civil Litigation - Private2281108/13/201379107887 
Category Average  3.85.55.53.05.85.44.85.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120953111111
114325      
113788      
33203      
28343      
22811      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
120953   1.0
1143251111.0
1137881  3.2
332039157.7
283439  8.9
228112  7.3
 4.41.03.04.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12095210/09/20232946  Read Comment
Litigant11020409/15/2022294611.0Read Comment
Other8779507/07/2020294611.0Read Comment
Litigant7777910/18/2019294699.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.73.7