Hon. Carol S. Klein

Family Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 10 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 Lawyer12066709/19/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9323103/04/2021        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6868605/05/2019        
Criminal Defense Lawyer6485502/07/2019        
Category Average  1.01.01.01.01.01.01.01.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120667      
93231      
68686      
64855      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1206671111.0
93231   0.0
68686   0.0
64855   0.0
 1.01.01.00.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12417212/19/20232394811.0Read Comment
Other9803408/23/20212394811.0Read Comment
Litigant9010210/23/20202394811.0Read Comment
Litigant9010110/23/20202394811.0Read Comment
Other8774507/05/2020239481010.0Read Comment
Other8766207/01/2020239481010.0Read Comment
Other8439803/19/20202394811.0Read Comment
Other8056912/20/20192394811.0Read Comment
Litigant6758704/05/201923948  Read Comment
Other6659503/10/201923948  Read Comment
Other6651103/09/20192394811.0Read Comment
Other6621703/04/20192394811.0Read Comment
Other6017010/01/201823948  Read Comment
Category Average   2.82.8