Hon. Michael A. Savage
Judge
Superior Court
Sacramento County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.8 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 5 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 Lawyer9190301/20/2021158 511 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8633405/24/202011111111
Prosecutor5555605/01/201815461123
Criminal Defense Lawyer4297205/26/201612213215
Criminal Defense Lawyer3884911/12/201567    6 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3022210/22/201412225235
Criminal Defense Lawyer1411403/19/20121111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1092906/10/2011111     
Criminal Defense Lawyer253208/08/20088898107810
Criminal Defense Lawyer228407/13/2008        
Category Average  2.33.63.53.24.22.12.94.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
919031 11  
86334111111
555561101111
42972112111
388491106111
30222152111
141141     
109291  111
25323104111
2284      
 1.26.22.41.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
91903   3.1
863341111.0
5555611102.4
42972   1.6
38849   5.0
30222   2.3
14114   1.0
10929   1.0
2532   7.6
2284   0.0
 1.01.05.52.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9636606/26/2021320911.0Read Comment
Other8767807/02/2020320911.0Read Comment
Other8633305/24/2020320911.0Read Comment
Other7644509/20/2019320911.0Read Comment
Other7041606/16/2019320911.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0