Hon. Deborah C. Servino
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.1 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 1 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 Lawyer12827608/16/202410 10 109  
Civil Litigation - Private12538002/25/2024 1 1 1  
Civil Litigation - Private11456901/11/202310101010910810
Civil Litigation - Private11379312/20/202210101010109910
Criminal Defense Lawyer6624903/05/201976749988
Civil Litigation - Private5308012/11/201743115 23
Civil Litigation - Private5126408/24/2017        
Civil Litigation - Private4864204/04/2017101010101010109
Civil Litigation - Private3518906/04/201510888101088
Category Average  8.76.98.06.39.08.37.58.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
128276      
125380      
114569      
113793      
662491     
53080      
51264      
48642      
35189      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
128276   9.8
125380   1.0
11456910 59.6
11379310 59.8
662491  5.8
5308011102.4
51264   0.0
4864210 510.0
351898 88.8
 6.71.06.66.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12887909/28/202415218  Read Comment
Other8750306/25/20201521811.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0