Hon. Heather Pinder Rodriguez

Circuit Court
Orange County
9th Circuit

Rate a judge
Attorney Average Rating:   3.3 - 25 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 7 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 - Private11988208/09/20231       
Civil Litigation - Private8346802/20/202077   57 
Civil Litigation - Private5318212/18/201716432321
Criminal Defense Lawyer4913604/26/201712 110111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4380606/18/2016        
Criminal Defense Lawyer4334506/06/20161010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer4322406/04/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4286705/21/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4264405/10/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4214604/20/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4206004/16/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4167403/26/2016        
Criminal Defense Lawyer4166303/26/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4142103/13/201611111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer4015201/12/201611111111
Civil Litigation - Private4014901/12/20169109 810108
Criminal Defense Lawyer4014801/12/20161010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3971212/20/201511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3874611/07/201511111111
Civil Litigation - Private3751609/13/201511111111
Civil Litigation - Private3715208/26/201511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3526706/08/201511111111
Civil Litigation - Private3494005/23/201511111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer3485305/19/201511111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.2791307/05/20141010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer2790707/05/201491099101099
Criminal Defense Lawyer2766106/27/201477657856
Category Average  3.23.63.32.93.63.43.33.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119882      
83468      
53182      
491361     
43806      
4334510510555
432241     
428671     
426441     
421461     
420601     
41674      
416631     
41421111111
401521     
40149      
40148101010101010
397121     
387461     
37516      
371521     
3526711010111
34940111111
348531  111
27913101010101010
27907892555
27661493232
 2.96.95.94.04.14.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
119882   1.0
834686  6.4
53182   3.0
491361  2.3
43806   0.0
43345   10.0
432241  1.0
428671  1.0
426441  1.0
421461  1.0
42060   1.0
41674   0.0
41663   1.0
414211  1.0
401521  1.0
4014910 59.4
4014810 1010.0
397121  1.0
387461  1.0
375161  1.0
371521  1.0
35267110 1.0
349401111.0
348531 11.0
2791310101010.0
2790710159.3
27661   6.1
 3.25.55.33.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11958707/21/20231925411.0Read Comment
Other11664503/08/20231925411.0Read Comment
Other7771410/17/20191925411.0Read Comment
Other5926709/02/20181925433.0Read Comment
Other4334406/06/2016192541010.0Read Comment
Other4078102/09/20161925411.0Read Comment
Litigant4034901/23/20161925411.0Read Comment
Other4034201/22/201619254  Read Comment
Court Staff2678905/05/201419254   
Category Average   2.62.6