Hon. Linda Colfax
Judge
Superior Court
San Francisco County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 5 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 - Private12037909/04/20231111111 
Civil Litigation - Private11980708/04/20231311512 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10271902/07/202251010101010102
Criminal Defense Lawyer9329003/06/20211       
Criminal Defense Lawyer6850504/30/20191 1     
Civil Litigation - Private4826903/15/20171411 1 1
Criminal Defense Lawyer2629404/02/20143  22222
Category Average  1.94.52.83.04.53.03.81.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120379      
1198071 1   
102719105555 
93290      
68505      
48269      
26294      
 5.55.03.05.05.0 
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12037911 1.0
1198071111.8
102719   9.4
93290   1.0
6850511 1.0
482691 101.5
26294   2.2
 1.01.05.52.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other9327503/05/20211532722.0Read Comment
Litigant8948509/24/202015327  Read Comment
Other6469202/05/20191532711.0Read Comment
Other5900708/23/20181532711.0Read Comment
Litigant5338901/04/20181532711.0Read Comment
Litigant2937609/10/20141532711.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.21.2