Hon. Colleen M. Nichols
Judge
Superior Court
Placer County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.3 - 9 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 Lawyer12074809/24/20232111211 
Civil Litigation - Private12020408/26/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12007008/19/20231111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10362003/22/20221  11111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10336303/11/20223111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10334703/09/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private9179701/15/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private5083607/29/201711115111
Civil Litigation - Private3201101/02/201511116111
Civil Litigation - Private2158305/11/2013222 5 2 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2069003/22/2013        
Criminal Defense Lawyer1910412/16/201211111111
Category Average  1.41.11.11.03.01.01.11.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1207481  11 
120204      
1200701  11 
103620      
1033631  11 
103347      
91797111111
508361101111
32011      
215831     
20690      
191041 1111
 1.05.51.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
120748   1.3
120204   0.0
1200701  1.0
103620 1 1.0
103363   1.3
103347   0.0
917971111.0
508361111.4
3201111101.6
21583   2.3
20690   0.0
19104   1.0
 1.01.04.01.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12007208/19/20233105  Read Comment
Court Staff11459201/13/20233105  Read Comment
Other10361903/22/2022310511.0Read Comment
Litigant6835304/25/2019310511.0Read Comment
Other3082411/06/201431051010.0Read Comment
Litigant2300008/25/2013310511.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.33.3