Hon. Jeffrey S. Bostwick
Judge
Superior Court
San Diego County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.7 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 10 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 Lawyer10415604/15/20221111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10413604/14/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private7535308/29/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7294107/20/20191311711 
Criminal Defense Lawyer7190107/03/20191111111 
Civil Litigation - Private3326903/05/201552 1  11
Civil Litigation - Private2671505/01/2014710101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2654804/17/2014171 10131
Civil Litigation - Private2408011/06/201314428148
Category Average  2.13.32.52.34.92.12.63.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1041561     
104136      
75353      
72941      
719011 1   
33269      
26715      
26548      
24080      
 1.0 1.0   
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1041561  1.0
104136   1.0
753531111.0
7294111 2.0
719011111.0
33269   2.3
2671510  9.6
265481213.4
240801513.1
 2.32.01.02.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12469201/10/2024330011.0Read Comment
Litigant10604707/02/202233001010.0Read Comment
Litigant10282002/11/2022330011.0Read Comment
Litigant9366303/18/2021330011.0Read Comment
Litigant8780807/08/2020330011.0Read Comment
Litigant8367502/26/20203300  Read Comment
Litigant7243607/12/20193300  Read Comment
Other5914308/28/2018330011.0Read Comment
Other4907204/22/2017330011.0Read Comment
Other4837903/21/2017330011.0Read Comment
Other4837603/21/2017330011.0Read Comment
Litigant2546803/03/201433001010.0Read Comment
Other2528902/19/20143300  Read Comment
Category Average   2.82.8