Hon. John A. Mendez See Rating Details
District Judge See Comments
E.D.Cal.  
Average Rating:1.4 - 4 rating(s)
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*Temperament:   (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Scholarship:   (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Industriousness:   (1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
*Ability to Handle Complex Litigation:    (1=Awful,10=Excellent)
*Punctuality:    (1=Chronic`y Late,10=Always on Time)
*Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation:    (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
*Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation:   (1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Flexibility In Scheduling   (1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)
General Inclination Regarding Bail (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Pre-Trial:   (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Civil Settlement Discussions:   (1=Least Involved,10=Most Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Trial:    (1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases, Sentencing:    (1=Most Lenient,10=Most Harsh)
Typical Discount Off Guidelines for Cooperators:    (1=10%,10=100%)
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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 32864
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Judge Mendez came out of nowhere to be appointed. Had he gone through any vetting process he should never have been a judge in any forum. He is vindictive. He makes up the law as he goes along. His mandate is to get rid of cases. I watched his misbehavior in Court on several cases.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 32435
Rating:1.0
Comments:
Vindictive, pontificates on subjects and facts he knows nothing about

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 18667
Rating:1.5
Comments:
If you represent the government in a 1983 case, you'll love this judge. Don't worry about the quality of your arguments or the weakness of your position. He'll invent a theory you didn't even think of, explain it with a supercilious smirk and rule in your favor no matter what.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: 12578
Rating:2.0
Comments:
Judge Mendez is difficult and arrogant. He does not prepare his own orders and does not prepare well, if at all, for oral argument. His knoweldge of the law is suspect at best, and he acts more as an advocate than a judge. Have not been in trial with Judge Mendez yet, as he is fairly new to the bench. Have only talked to two attorneys who have tried cases before Judge Mendez, and both were very unimpressed.