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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. Hernaldo Baltodano

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Other

Comment #: CA38898
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
Superb, Outstanding and very Honest, Ethical and Fair

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA37812
Rating:1.2

Comments:
So I applied for a civil harassment restraining order. The first hearing was extended for the other party in submit more evidence. I was never served copies of whatever they submitted. He refused to grant an extension to include vital evidence, and was in a hurry to get in to his next case, even using the words “we’ve been at this for 25 minutes already.” I was served only half of the documents I was supposed to be served, and when he asked me if I had gotten the evidence the other party submitted, and I said “no I didn’t get that” he simply moved on. He gave me ONE opportunity to speak before the defendant, and no opportunity to respond afterwards, even though they made points that were easily disprovable I was not given the chance. He quickly made his ruling and everything I said after that was “well I’m sorry you feel that way but I already made my ruling. Let’s move on to the next case.” His attitude was completely arrogant and he did not even grant me 30 total minutes to make my case. A judge should care that they are making the correct and fair decision and he clearly did not, he cared about moving on to the next case.

Other

Comment #: CA33860
Rating:10.0

Comments:
He is fair, honest, ethical and listening to all sides a great Judge who truly cares about all people in all cases.