Hon. Craig L. Griffin
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.8 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 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 Lawyer11722204/05/20231112 111
Civil Litigation - Private11722104/05/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11482701/23/2023111 911 
Civil Litigation - Private4463308/05/20167 113118
Civil Litigation - Private3842010/22/201517   5  
Civil Litigation - Private3355103/20/20151010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private3252801/23/2015101010109101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3065711/03/20147       
Civil Litigation - Private2836307/26/20148222    
Civil Litigation - Private2341809/24/201383428425
Civil Litigation - Private2333909/18/2013722 5447
Criminal Defense Lawyer2194706/06/201372627337
Category Average  6.14.24.14.17.34.34.06.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
117222      
117221      
114827      
44633      
38420      
33551      
32528      
30657      
28363      
23418      
23339      
21947      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1172221111.1
117221   0.0
1148271112.1
44633   2.3
384203  4.0
3355194109.9
3252810 59.9
30657  67.0
28363   3.5
234183  4.3
233393743.9
219476 44.5
 4.53.34.44.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other7020006/11/20191520211.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0