Hon. Benjamin F Coats
Judge
Superior Court
Ventura County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.7 - 7 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
Civil Litigation - Private12846108/31/2024111  111
Civil Litigation - Private12758207/01/20245121211 
Civil Litigation - Private12418512/20/20238899 99 
Civil Litigation - Private11940007/12/2023111  111
Civil Litigation - Private11909106/20/2023        
Civil Litigation - Private11749304/19/2023111  111
Civil Litigation - Private11089410/12/2022577 101078
Civil Litigation - Private9857109/03/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private9676307/10/2021436 10716
Category Average  3.63.13.95.07.34.33.03.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
128461      
127582   1  
124185      
1194001  11 
119091      
1174931  111
110894      
98571      
96763      
 1.0  1.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1284611111.0
127582   1.9
1241859 58.7
1194001111.0
119091   0.0
1174931111.0
1108947 57.6
98571   0.0
967631114.6
 3.31.02.32.9

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11941007/13/20232863611.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0