Hon. Janet C. Thorpe

Circuit Court
Orange County
9th Circuit

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Attorney Average Rating:   5.0 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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 - Private9090012/02/202013119 16
Civil Litigation - Private7827510/28/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private4043501/28/201611 1 11 
Civil Litigation - Private3551206/17/2015177771075
Civil Litigation - Private214407/07/200810101010101089
Criminal Defense Lawyer158602/04/200833338448
Civil Litigation - Private122312/04/2007991010891010
Civil Litigation - Private57410/24/20079910 9 10 
Civil Litigation - Private25509/13/200715215115
Category Average  4.05.35.54.37.15.14.86.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
90900      
78275111111
40435      
35512      
2144      
1586      
1223      
574      
255      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
90900   2.7
782751111.0
404351 101.0
355121 35.9
21441010109.8
15862423.8
1223101069.4
57410 109.5
25511 2.1
 4.55.26.05.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other8387403/03/20201803  Read Comment
Other8127801/09/2020180311.0Read Comment
Litigant7554109/03/2019180311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0