Hon. Cheri T. Pham
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.0 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 3 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 - Private8840508/06/202064515115
Civil Litigation - Private8751406/25/202011  111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer7680309/28/2019101010 1010  
Criminal Defense Lawyer7615109/15/201911111112
Civil Litigation - Private4958405/19/2017        
Criminal Defense Lawyer4269205/12/2016910109109910
Criminal Defense Lawyer3825610/15/201549101010 10 
Prosecutor3001610/13/2014        
Criminal Defense Lawyer2437511/25/20131087    6
Category Average  5.96.17.25.36.24.44.45.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
884051  111
875141  11 
76803      
761511 111 
49584      
4269210     
3825610   91
30016      
24375      
 4.6 1.01.03.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
884051 102.8
87514   1.0
76803109 10.0
76151   1.0
49584   0.0
42692   9.5
38256   9.0
30016   0.0
2437510 58.8
 7.09.07.54.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other8448903/29/20201521311.0Read Comment
Litigant8292002/07/202015213  Read Comment
Litigant3835310/19/201515213  Read Comment
Litigant3679308/08/201515213  Read Comment
Litigant3631107/17/20151521322.0Read Comment
Other2463112/17/20131521311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.31.3