Hon. Suzanne Nicholls
Superior Court Judge
Superior Court
Maricopa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 8 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer12922110/16/202411111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12020708/27/2023111111 1
Criminal Defense Lawyer11895506/14/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private10047811/10/202111112 1 
Category Average  1.01.01.01.01.31.01.01.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
129221111111
120207      
118955111111
100478      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1292211111.0
120207 111.0
1189551111.0
100478  11.2
 1.01.01.01.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12026908/30/20232820011.0Read Comment
Litigant12011308/22/202328200  Read Comment
Other11918706/28/20232820011.0Read Comment
Other11764504/28/20232820011.0Read Comment
Other11733904/13/202328200  Read Comment
Other11443901/05/20232820011.0 
Other11154311/05/20222820011.0Read Comment
Other11126210/23/202228200  Read Comment
Other11114410/20/20222820011.0Read Comment
Other11111710/19/20222820011.0Read Comment
Other10334003/09/202228200  Read Comment
Other10196601/05/20222820011.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0