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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Chinhayi C Cadet

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Court Staff

Comment #: CA55289
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Judge Chinhayi Cadet’s watch, fairness takes a back seat to bias, and justice is unevenly applied. Judge Cadet methodically favors the affluent well, connected and represented by prominent local attorneys and male litigants. She is egregiously failing to uphold Judicial Canons and fundamental legal standards.

Indigent litigants and survivors of abuse describe Judge Cadet's courtroom as a place where disadvantaged parties—especially women, minorities, and self-represented litigants—are left feeling silenced, retaliated against, made to feel marginalized, isolated, and financially drained.

Many state that navigating Judge Cadet’s courtroom feels like walking into a battle already lost—unless you’re wealthy or well-connected. For those without such advantages, the experience can be deeply disheartening.

Take a look at the online petition asking for her removal: https://www.openpetition.org/us/petition/online/call-for-the-removal-of-judge-chinhayi-cadet-from-the-san-mateo-county-superior-court

Another review made by attorneys: https://www.andrewwatters.com/hall-of-shame/chinhayi-cadet/

Litigant

Comment #: CA54925
Rating:1.0

Comments:
The most incompetent and unqualified so called judge I've seen. Her eyes get glassy when a pro se litigant starts talking and she suddenly wakes up from her slumber once an attorney WITHOUT an accent starts talking. Zero due process. Hard evidence (banks statements, subpoenaed applications, text messages, emails etc.) are completely dismissed as if never presented. Takes veeeeery long breaks even in the middle of same case during a regular short hearing. If the litigant says something that actually makes sense, Cadet interrupts mid-word and gives a turn to an opposing counsel. This callous individual should have never become a judge unless her goal was to screw up as many mothers and children as possible. I think she is being told by Lee, Franchi or Holt what decisions to make in targeted cases. I cannot explain her erratic rulings any other way. [Redacted by Ed.] San Mateo County Court needs to be investigated through and through. [Redacted by Ed.]