Hon. Susan M. Gill
Judge
Superior Court
Kern County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.1 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 9 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer8793507/14/20205111 111
Civil Litigation - Private8590605/13/20201010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private8222201/25/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8221801/24/20201       
Civil Litigation - Private8152401/12/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8147701/11/20201011110111
Civil Litigation - Private8093401/01/20201111    
Civil Litigation - Private8087212/30/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private8070612/24/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private8065312/22/20191 1111 1
Civil Litigation - Private8029312/13/2019101     1
Civil Litigation - Private7999512/08/2019        
Criminal Defense Lawyer7952611/29/20191011110111
Civil Litigation - Private7905411/16/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7884711/13/2019   1 11 
Civil Litigation - Private2316009/03/2013        
Category Average  5.02.12.12.05.52.12.32.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
87935      
85906108    
82222      
822181     
81524      
81477      
80934      
80872      
80706      
80653      
80293      
79995      
79526      
790541     
78847      
23160      
 4.08.0    
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
879351111.6
859061010 10.0
822221111.0
822181111.0
815241111.0
814771113.3
809341111.0
808721111.0
807061111.0
806531111.0
802931114.0
799951111.0
795261113.3
790541  1.0
788471111.0
23160   0.0
 1.61.61.02.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Court Staff12445412/30/202315012  Read Comment
Other9480904/24/20211501211.0Read Comment
Other9138512/24/20201501211.0Read Comment
Litigant8738106/22/20201501211.0Read Comment
Other8480904/14/20201501211.0Read Comment
Litigant8441103/21/20201501211.0Read Comment
Court Staff7879511/09/201915012  Read Comment
Litigant7879411/09/20191501211.0Read Comment
Other7838610/30/20191501222.0Read Comment
Other7567709/07/20191501211.0Read Comment
Other7034306/14/20191501211.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.11.1