Hon. James G. Bertoli
Judge
Superior Court
Sonoma County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.8 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 14 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 Lawyer12587403/15/202411111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11603002/09/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11602902/09/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10423004/18/2022        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10411304/13/202235367756
Criminal Defense Lawyer10342303/13/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private9594806/09/202133239658
Criminal Defense Lawyer7834710/30/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private4488508/20/201623113333
Criminal Defense Lawyer2280808/13/201383429669
Category Average  2.72.41.92.14.43.63.14.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125874      
116030      
116029      
104230      
104113      
103423111111
95948      
78347111111
44885      
22808      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
125874 111.0
116030   0.0
116029   0.0
104230   0.0
1041131134.6
1034231111.0
95948   4.4
783471111.0
448851 12.1
228083935.1
 1.42.61.71.9

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12480301/21/20243668   
Other12480201/21/2024366811.0Read Comment
Litigant12366911/10/2023366811.0Read Comment
Other11977608/02/20233668  Read Comment
Litigant11438401/02/2023366811.0Read Comment
Litigant11368012/14/2022366811.0Read Comment
Litigant11182811/16/2022366811.0Read Comment
Other10431804/21/20223668  Read Comment
Other10424604/19/2022366811.0Read Comment
Litigant10411204/13/2022366811.0Read Comment
Other10372403/25/20223668  Read Comment
Litigant10349503/17/2022366811.0Read Comment
Litigant10211901/13/2022366811.0Read Comment
Litigant9768708/09/2021366822.0Read Comment
Litigant9544705/17/2021366811.0Read Comment
Other7999412/08/20193668  Read Comment
Other7834610/30/2019366811.0Read Comment
Other6025610/03/2018366811.0Read Comment
Litigant4960805/20/2017366811.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.11.1