Hon. Steven K. Austin
Judge
Superior Court
Contra Costa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.4 - 13 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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
Civil Litigation - Private9883409/13/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private8952909/26/2020111 1112
Civil Litigation - Private7654009/22/201910       
Civil Litigation - Private7045806/16/201910109109101010
Civil Litigation - Private6059010/15/201811117116
Criminal Defense Lawyer5949409/11/20181010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private5494803/30/20181010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private2811107/16/20141311104  
Civil Litigation - Private2543202/28/201433316324
Civil Litigation - Private2145605/01/20139810 410810
Civil Litigation - Private1897012/05/20128111    
Civil Litigation - Private1751309/18/2012953758710
Civil Litigation - Private553107/23/2009988 58 9
Category Average  7.05.85.65.77.06.86.68.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
98834      
89529      
76540      
70458      
60590      
594948810778
54948      
28111      
25432      
21456      
18970      
17513      
5531      
 8.08.010.07.07.08.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
9883410101010.0
8952911 1.0
7654010  10.0
704581010109.8
605901111.8
594949759.7
5494810 1010.0
281111413.0
2543215102.8
214568798.1
189703  2.8
175139856.6
55319997.8
 6.36.27.06.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other3139012/04/2014234411.0Read Comment
Litigant2882508/16/2014234411.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0