Hon. Craig S. Brown

County Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   9.9 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   10.0 - 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer12535702/24/2024        
Civil Litigation - Private11665003/08/2023101010101010 10
Civil Litigation - Private11004409/06/20221010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Govt.9840508/31/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private9676507/10/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Govt.8944409/21/2020101010101010108
Civil Litigation - Private8479804/13/202010101010991010
Civil Litigation - Private8479704/13/20201010101089109
Prosecutor8461004/06/20201010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer5428402/20/20181010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5269211/16/2017991089897
Civil Litigation - Private5268511/16/2017109101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5267511/15/2017101010109 1010
Prosecutor5260711/10/20171010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5236410/26/20171010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5085207/31/20171010101010101010
Category Average  9.99.910.09.99.79.79.99.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
125357      
116650      
11004410     
98405      
96765      
894441058555
84798      
84797      
846101055555
5428410109101010
52692      
52685      
52675      
526071055555
52364      
50852      
 10.06.36.86.36.36.3
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
125357   0.0
11665010101010.0
1100441010 10.0
9840510101010.0
9676510101010.0
89444105510.0
84798101059.8
84797101069.6
84610   10.0
54284   10.0
5269210  9.0
526851010109.9
52675101059.9
52607105510.0
523641010510.0
508521010510.0
 10.09.26.99.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12522402/17/2024235811010.0Read Comment
Other4952205/17/2017235811010.0Read Comment
Category Average   10.010.0