Hon. Patricia M. Lucas
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Clara County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.4 - 3 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 - Private5831607/31/2018111 10111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5295012/04/2017        
Civil Litigation - Private2537502/25/20141 1101111
Civil Litigation - Private2536202/24/2014        
Criminal Defense Lawyer1071305/11/20114  2  32
Category Average  2.01.01.06.05.51.01.71.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
583161  11 
52950      
25375      
25362      
10713      
 1.0  1.01.0 
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
583161  2.1
52950   0.0
253751112.3
25362   0.0
1071324102.8
 1.32.55.51.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other8864408/19/2020359411.0Read Comment
Litigant6829004/24/2019359411.0Read Comment
Litigant5820307/28/2018359411.0Read Comment
Court Staff5669806/07/2018359411.0Read Comment
Litigant2942309/13/2014359422.0Read Comment
Litigant2090404/04/2013359411.0Read Comment
Litigant1763809/22/2012359411.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.11.1