Hon. Mary Arand
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Clara County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.1 - 17 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 6 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 Lawyer12001008/16/20232  15111
Criminal Defense Lawyer10316902/26/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private5916908/29/20185211523 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5741706/29/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5631105/24/201831222212
Civil Litigation - Private5370601/22/20181 1 7112
Civil Litigation - Private5140609/02/2017111151 1
Civil Litigation - Private4702901/04/20171111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private4572010/06/20162111 1 1
Civil Litigation - Private4435707/19/20161111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private4393306/24/2016 12  11 
Civil Litigation - Private4279505/17/201651   1  
Civil Litigation - Private4236604/27/2016 1   11 
Civil Litigation - Private4080202/10/201621325324
Civil Litigation - Private3827910/16/2015101010 1010 10
Criminal Defense Lawyer3458305/03/2015        
Civil Litigation - Private3341603/12/20152232522 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2812407/16/201411114111
Category Average  2.51.72.11.34.51.81.32.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120010      
103169111111
59169      
57417      
56311      
53706      
51406      
47029      
45720      
44357      
43933      
42795      
42366      
40802      
38279      
34583      
33416      
28124      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1200101111.8
1031691111.0
591692 22.6
574171111.0
563111111.8
537062 22.2
514061 11.6
470291 11.0
457201  1.2
443571 11.0
439331  1.2
427951  2.0
423661  1.0
408022  2.5
3827910101010.0
34583   0.0
334161222.4
281241111.4
 1.72.42.02.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12000908/16/2023355011.0Read Comment
Other9456204/14/20213550  Read Comment
Other8615605/18/2020355011.0Read Comment
Litigant8248601/29/2020355011.0Read Comment
Litigant6828704/24/2019355011.0Read Comment
Other5741606/29/2018355011.0Read Comment
Court Staff5733006/27/2018355011.0Read Comment
Other3424704/23/20153550  Read Comment
Litigant2805907/14/20143550  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0