Hon. Leonid Ponomarchuk
Commissioner
Superior Court
King County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.0 - 17 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 14 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 - Private11447401/06/20231010101010  10
Civil Litigation - Private7605209/13/201991010109101010
Civil Litigation - Private7139106/26/201913313212
Civil Litigation - Private6759104/05/2019810101010   
Civil Litigation - Private6244612/06/201812 1621 
Civil Litigation - Private5878808/17/20181010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private4614311/01/20167910109   
Civil Litigation - Private4569810/05/20165 7   3 
Criminal Defense Lawyer3686408/12/2015810101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3612407/09/20156771081099
Civil Litigation - Private3506605/29/2015510101010   
Criminal Defense Lawyer2647104/11/201411111 1 
Criminal Defense Lawyer2307108/28/201311131111
Criminal Defense Lawyer2236207/12/201311118 1 
Civil Litigation - Private1238411/27/201191010101010109
Criminal Defense Lawyer1152908/02/2011      1 
Civil Litigation - Private1013103/09/201121112   
Category Average  5.36.36.76.57.16.94.87.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
114474      
76052      
71391      
67591      
62446      
58788  10   
46143      
45698      
36864      
36124910101099
35066      
26471      
23071      
22362      
12384101010101010
11529      
10131      
 9.510.010.010.09.59.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
11447410 910.0
7605210 109.8
7139111 1.9
6759110  9.7
624461112.0
5878810  10.0
461439  9.0
456986 35.3
3686410959.8
361241010108.4
350669 89.0
264711  1.0
230711111.3
223621112.0
123841010109.9
11529   1.0
1013111 1.3
 6.34.35.86.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12030709/01/2023838711.0Read Comment
Other11613502/12/2023838711.0Read Comment
Other10039211/08/202183871010.0Read Comment
Litigant7769210/16/201983871010.0Read Comment
Litigant6663903/11/2019838711.0Read Comment
Other5845608/03/201883871010.0Read Comment
Other3910011/23/2015838711.0Read Comment
Other2632704/03/2014838711.0Read Comment
Litigant2547103/03/201483871010.0Read Comment
Litigant1828510/29/20128387  Read Comment
Litigant1583107/02/2012838711.0Read Comment
Other1206310/13/2011838711.0Read Comment
Other1153208/04/2011838711.0Read Comment
Other1153008/02/2011838711.0Read Comment
Court Staff1019003/17/20118387  Read Comment
Other908810/05/2010838722.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.63.6