Hon. Maria E Evangelista
Judge
Superior Court
San Francisco County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.5 - 11 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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 - Private12911610/09/20241111 111
Criminal Defense Lawyer12729106/15/20241111    
Civil Litigation - Private12511802/12/202411111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11689803/22/2023111141 2
Criminal Defense Lawyer11663203/07/20231  11  1
Criminal Defense Lawyer11631102/21/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Private11591202/01/202398108108108
Criminal Defense Lawyer11213712/01/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11190911/18/20221  11   
Civil Litigation - Private11119910/21/2022        
Criminal Defense Lawyer11008809/08/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9874609/09/202110910910 9 
Category Average  2.52.73.02.43.32.03.42.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
129116      
127291 1   1
125118      
116898      
116632      
116311111111
115912      
112137111111
111909      
111199      
110088211111
98746      
 1.31.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1291161  1.0
127291 1 1.0
125118   1.0
1168981  1.4
11663211 1.0
1163111111.0
11591297109.0
1121371111.0
1119091  1.0
111199   0.0
1100881111.1
98746   9.5
 2.02.03.32.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11689703/22/20232856011.0Read Comment
Court Staff11482201/23/202328560  Read Comment
Court Staff11213612/01/202228560  Read Comment
Litigant11031909/19/20222856011.0Read Comment
Other10578106/21/202228560  Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0