Hon. Susan J. Craighead
Presiding Judge
Superior Court
King County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.7 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 9 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 - Govt.10524406/01/20221111711 
Civil Litigation - Private7660809/24/20191 111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5988009/21/20181010101010  10
Civil Litigation - Private5941309/08/201884118211
Criminal Defense Lawyer3214401/07/20151111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private2556203/10/2014108881088 
Civil Litigation - Private1239611/28/201134626223
Civil Litigation - Private1119006/28/2011109988 9 
Category Average  5.55.34.64.07.12.53.33.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1052441     
76608      
59880      
59413      
321441     
25562      
12396      
11190      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1052441  1.7
76608   1.0
5988010101010.0
594131 13.3
321441  1.0
25562   8.6
123963213.5
111909  8.9
 4.26.04.04.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other8518504/23/2020683711.0Read Comment
Other7922711/19/2019683711.0Read Comment
Litigant7823510/27/2019683711.0Read Comment
Litigant7697810/01/2019683711.0Read Comment
Court Staff7347207/30/20196837  Read Comment
Litigant5987909/21/201868371010.0Read Comment
Other5980009/19/2018683722.0Read Comment
Litigant3571706/24/2015683777.0Read Comment
Other3214301/07/2015683711.0Read Comment
Litigant1876911/21/2012683711.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.82.8