"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Kelly V. Simmons	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Marin County	See Comments

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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. Kelly V. Simmons

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Other

Comment #: CA46991
Rating:Not Rated
Comments:
~I was lost in a cloud of mental illness. She helped me immensely.

Other

Comment #: CA39530
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Horrible Judge! Dismissed in the interest of justice a felony arrest when I was beaten using the patio doorby my now x-husband. I failed to report a dent to another car because there was no damage to my car. In Oregon it where I lived this was not a crime. She fired my PD who had been to court for me and I to hire had to hire in les than 48hrs as the PD called me at 8PM to tell me. She should not be a judge.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA31032
Rating:9.8

Comments:
Great judge.

Other

Comment #: CA13646
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Does not read papers filed in case, prejudges without the benefit of reading the papers, is biased in her decisions, does not know the law but makes decisions anyway, seems to have trouble figuring out what to decide causing longer than needed hearings.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: CA11761
Rating:1.3

Comments:
Has something personal that drives her decisions as a judge and overides lawyers settlement agreements; her decisions are not results oriented
And to the benefit of the Marin county community;
her decisions will have long term harmful effects to peoples lives and the community at large.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA11375
Rating:8.7

Comments:
Somewhat more than competent. New, in 2017, to her current subject-matter assignment. Listens and asks reasonable questions. Strives to be time-efficient. Good temperament. Seems un-biased. Expect she will gain abilities over-time in current role. Have some confidence a matter will be determined by equity. Her adherence to codes and case law is not known. She seems to consider, however, as evidence what an counsel says of occurrences and third-party statements, while some might view that as non-admissible.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA2217
Rating:2.4

Comments:
avoid in civil matters. lacks knowledge of basic civil law. comes from prosecutor office. I thought she would learn, but alas....