Hon. RIchard S. Whitney
Judge
Superior Court
San Diego County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.5 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 7 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 - Private12586403/15/202411111115
Criminal Defense Lawyer11919606/29/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11068010/04/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10429004/20/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private8827807/29/20201010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private8438403/18/20201010101010  10
Civil Litigation - Private6788304/13/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private4263605/10/20162111711 
Category Average  4.54.44.44.45.13.63.65.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125864      
1191961 111 
110680111111
1042901  111
88278      
84384      
67883      
42636      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1258641151.0
1191961  1.0
1106801  1.0
1042901111.0
88278   10.0
843841010 10.0
67883   10.0
426361 11.9
 2.54.02.34.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11761604/26/2023341211.0Read Comment
Other11067910/04/20223412  Read Comment
Litigant10427904/20/20223412  Read Comment
Litigant9549005/19/2021341211.0Read Comment
Other8746806/24/20203412  Read Comment
Litigant8438503/18/2020341211.0Read Comment
Litigant7701910/02/2019341211.0Read Comment
Other6035010/07/2018341211.0Read Comment
Litigant5752107/02/2018341211.0Read Comment
Litigant5751907/02/2018341211.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0