Hon. Earl H. Maas III
Judge
Superior Court
San Diego County


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Attorney Average Rating:   5.1 - 17 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 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 - Private12918710/14/202498101010998
Civil Litigation - Private12796407/24/202451115111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11825005/23/202321115711
Civil Litigation - Private9618506/18/202199999899
Civil Litigation - Private6927605/20/2019108910910109
Civil Litigation - Private6901905/13/20192211 115
Civil Litigation - Private5775807/12/201822119747
Civil Litigation - Private5682806/11/201843238565
Civil Litigation - Private5479803/21/2018108910781010
Civil Litigation - Private5053007/10/2017365 7638
Civil Litigation - Private4890504/14/201785559   
Civil Litigation - Private4885804/13/2017  11 11 
Civil Litigation - Private4588510/17/201672118537
Criminal Defense Lawyer3416704/21/20159222444 
Civil Litigation - Private3240701/16/201585111031 
Civil Litigation - Private1814610/21/201286789856
Civil Litigation - Private889609/16/20101086  887
Category Average  6.64.84.24.37.85.74.86.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
129187      
127964      
118250      
96185      
69276      
69019      
57758      
56828      
54798      
50530      
48905      
48858      
45885      
34167      
32407      
18146      
8896      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1291871010109.4
1279641 12.0
1182501112.4
961851010 9.0
692761010109.5
690192 51.4
5775811103.4
568281124.0
54798101059.0
505303 14.7
489055  6.2
488581111.0
458851113.5
341671133.5
3240714103.8
181462 46.6
8896   8.0
 3.84.54.65.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11824905/23/20233365  Read Comment
Litigant8288002/06/202033651010.0Read Comment
Other7986912/07/2019336511.0Read Comment
Litigant6987906/02/2019336511.0Read Comment
Other3344703/14/20153365  Read Comment
Litigant1681208/11/20123365  Read Comment
Category Average   4.04.0