Hon. Susan M. Svetkey
Circuit Court Judge
Circuit Court
Multnomah County
Judicial District 4

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Attorney Average Rating:   3.1 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 20 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 - Private11939907/12/202321113113
Criminal Defense Lawyer11768404/30/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer10166812/19/2021101010101010105
Criminal Defense Lawyer10082611/24/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private9293202/25/20211111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer8830607/30/20201111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private5487503/26/201811418112
Civil Litigation - Private5459003/08/201811112211
Civil Litigation - Private5457003/07/201812111314
Criminal Defense Lawyer3939912/08/20151 328 21
Criminal Defense Lawyer3762409/18/201511111111
Civil Litigation - Private617509/25/20091099 989 
Category Average  2.93.03.22.14.83.12.82.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119399      
117684      
101668      
100826      
929321     
88306      
54875      
54590      
54570      
393991  988
37624111111
6175      
 1.01.01.05.04.54.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
11939911 1.4
117684   0.0
101668   10.0
100826   0.0
929321  1.0
88306   1.0
548751112.3
54590110 1.3
545701111.4
393991 12.6
376241111.0
617510  9.1
 2.12.81.02.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11768204/30/20235530  Read Comment
Litigant11759604/26/202355301010.0Read Comment
Litigant11629502/20/2023553011.0Read Comment
Litigant11629402/20/2023553011.0Read Comment
Other11629302/20/2023553011.0Read Comment
Other10166712/19/2021553011.0Read Comment
Other10082511/24/20215530  Read Comment
Litigant9286702/23/2021553011.0 
Other8949209/24/2020553011.0Read Comment
Other8830507/30/2020553011.0Read Comment
Litigant8716706/11/20205530  Read Comment
Other8716006/11/2020553022.0Read Comment
Litigant8633705/24/2020553011.0Read Comment
Litigant8633605/24/2020553011.0Read Comment
Court Staff8405503/09/2020553011.0Read Comment
Other8402103/08/2020553011.0Read Comment
Other8281002/05/202055301010.0Read Comment
Litigant8076212/26/20195530  Read Comment
Litigant7558509/04/20195530  Read Comment
Litigant7443708/16/2019553011.0Read Comment
Other5923308/31/2018553011.0Read Comment
Other5858908/08/201855301010.0Read Comment
Other5583605/09/2018553011.0Read Comment
Other5059707/13/2017553011.0Read Comment
Court Staff3939812/08/2015553011.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.42.4