Hon. John M. Pacheco
Judge
Superior Court
San Bernardino County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.7 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Private12468601/10/2024101010 10101010
Civil Litigation - Private10602107/01/202210810 1010 10
Civil Litigation - Private6487002/07/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private4026401/18/2016107881099 
Civil Litigation - Private3921011/30/2015101116116
Civil Litigation - Private2646004/10/201410 10 99  
Civil Litigation - Private1887411/29/201210101010101010 
Criminal Defense Lawyer1839311/04/20121088 1010  
Civil Litigation - Private1364302/22/20128  3 55 
Civil Litigation - Private1182509/12/201110101010101010 
Category Average  8.96.97.65.58.47.56.66.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
124686      
106021      
64870111111
40264      
39210      
26460      
1887410     
18393      
13643      
11825      
 5.51.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12468610  10.0
106021101059.7
648701111.0
4026410 108.9
392105183.3
26460   9.5
1887410101010.0
18393   9.2
13643   5.3
118251010 10.0
 8.06.46.87.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11683303/19/2023326411.0Read Comment
Litigant5966709/15/201832641010.0Read Comment
Other4795302/26/2017326411.0Read Comment
Other4680012/17/20163264  Read Comment
Litigant3259301/27/201532641010.0Read Comment
Category Average   5.55.5