Hon. David M. Hirsch
Judge
Superior Court
Ventura County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.8 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 4 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 Lawyer13268905/09/202511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11984908/07/2023101010101010109
Criminal Defense Lawyer10993109/01/20225825588 
Criminal Defense Lawyer9457304/14/20214 2 75 7
Criminal Defense Lawyer6068410/18/20182    3  
Criminal Defense Lawyer5906408/26/2018976 75 8
Category Average  5.26.54.25.36.05.36.36.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
132689111101010
11984910109967
1099313  4 2
945732 12  
6068411 1 1
590643393 4
 3.33.85.04.88.04.8
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
132689 111.0
119849   10.0
109931   5.5
94573   4.0
60684   2.0
59064   6.2
  1.01.04.8

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other13268805/09/20251545211.0Read Comment
Other12997912/11/20241545211.0Read Comment
Court Staff11985008/08/202315452  Read Comment
Court Staff11935107/09/202315452  Read Comment
Other11694103/24/20231545211.0Read Comment
Litigant10171412/21/20211545211.0Read Comment
Court Staff9457404/15/202115452  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0