Hon. John S. Meyer
Judge
Superior Court
San Diego County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.2 - 19 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
Civil Litigation - Private12087510/04/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.12081209/29/20231111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private11356812/10/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private10201501/07/20221010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private9569405/28/20211089101010910
Civil Litigation - Private9132212/20/20201111111 
Civil Litigation - Private8393103/04/2020112110221
Civil Litigation - Private7834110/30/201935461095 
Criminal Defense Lawyer6975005/30/2019888710108 
Civil Litigation - Private6095110/26/2018111110115
Civil Litigation - Private5867708/13/201848 8 8  
Civil Litigation - Private5685906/12/2018111110 1 
Civil Litigation - Private5154609/13/201711111011 
Criminal Defense Lawyer4855403/29/201713444422
Civil Litigation - Private4773102/14/2017367610862
Civil Litigation - Private3554106/17/201547678454
Civil Litigation - Private3377403/31/201533328334
Civil Litigation - Private2489601/14/201453138523
Civil Litigation - Private889709/16/201045858447
Category Average  3.33.93.84.07.64.63.54.2
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120875      
120812      
1135681     
102015      
95694      
91322      
83931      
78341      
69750      
60951      
58677      
56859      
51546      
48554      
47731      
35541      
33774      
24896      
8897      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1208751  1.0
1208121  1.0
1135681111.0
102015101510.0
9569410559.5
913221111.0
839311152.5
783412  5.5
6975010 98.6
6095151 2.6
586775 16.6
568591 12.3
515461122.1
485541112.9
477313236.1
355414685.6
3377411 3.3
248962553.6
88974  5.3
 3.42.23.64.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11459101/12/2023337011.0Read Comment
Litigant10420904/18/2022337033.0Read Comment
Litigant9774608/11/2021337011.0Read Comment
Other8365002/25/2020337011.0Read Comment
Other5067907/19/2017337011.0Read Comment
Litigant4670512/12/20163370  Read Comment
Category Average   1.41.4