Hon. Lester H. Stewart
Commissioner
Superior Court
Snohomish County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.8 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Private4237504/28/201621119  5
Civil Litigation - Private4077902/09/2016 111  1 
Civil Litigation - Private3537406/12/201510  10101010 
Civil Litigation - Private3142812/04/2014        
Civil Litigation - Private2664204/25/2014108101010  10
Civil Litigation - Private2613203/21/2014511110111
Criminal Defense Lawyer1962101/17/20131099101091010
Criminal Defense Lawyer1946301/05/2013        
Civil Litigation - Private1306301/27/201210889    
Category Average  7.84.75.06.09.86.75.56.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
42375      
40779      
35374      
31428      
26642      
26132      
19621      
19463      
13063      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
423751182.5
407791111.0
3537410 1010.0
314281010510.0
2664210 109.7
261323  2.9
1962199109.5
19463   0.0
130638 108.6
 6.55.37.76.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10342903/14/2022842111.0Read Comment
Other8637705/25/20208421  Read Comment
Litigant6664903/12/2019842111.0Read Comment
Other5351501/12/20188421  Read Comment
Litigant5117808/20/2017842111.0Read Comment
Litigant4253805/05/2016842111.0Read Comment
Litigant3411804/18/2015842122.0Read Comment
Other3128711/26/201484211010.0Read Comment
Other3128011/26/2014842199.0Read Comment
Other2742406/11/2014842111.0Read Comment
Litigant2286108/15/2013842111.0Read Comment
Litigant2038603/05/201384211010.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.73.7