Hon. Joel R. Wohlfeil
Judge
Superior Court
San Diego County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   6.0 - 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 - Private11849505/25/20231  1   1
Civil Litigation - Private10625007/13/2022332 5 3 
Civil Litigation - Private10567706/17/20224222  2 
Civil Litigation - Private9128312/18/20201078710 9 
Criminal Defense Lawyer9124712/16/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private5605605/16/2018101010101010 10
Criminal Defense Lawyer4512109/02/2016        
Civil Litigation - Private2996710/10/20141010 1010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2178505/24/2013101421031 
Category Average  6.95.55.25.39.07.75.07.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
118495      
106250      
105677      
91283      
91247      
56056      
45121      
29967      
21785      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
118495   1.0
1062502 33.0
1056772  2.3
9128310  8.7
912471  1.0
5605610 510.0
45121   0.0
2996710101010.0
217851 24.0
 5.110.05.04.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9988710/18/202134141010.0Read Comment
Litigant9971910/11/2021341411.0Read Comment
Other9971810/11/20213414  Read Comment
Litigant9273202/19/202134141010.0Read Comment
Litigant9273102/19/2021341411.0Read Comment
Litigant9126812/17/202034141010.0Read Comment
Other9112512/11/2020341411.0Read Comment
Other5813007/25/20183414  Read Comment
Litigant4798302/28/20173414  Read Comment
Other4259905/08/201634141010.0Read Comment
Category Average   6.16.1