The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. James L. Waltz
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County

Attorney Average Rating: 5.7 - 18 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 2.0 - 30 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	110949	10/14/2022	10	9	10		10	10	9	8
Civil Litigation - Private	104706	05/05/2022	10	9	9	10	7	9	10	7
Civil Litigation - Private	104449	04/25/2022	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	9
Criminal Defense Lawyer	88239	07/27/2020	1			1		1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	58838	08/19/2018	5	8	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	51961	10/02/2017	2	2	1	1	8	1		9
Civil Litigation - Private	46675	12/09/2016	2	2	5	3	9		4	7
Civil Litigation - Private	45987	10/24/2016	10	10	10	9	10	9	10	9
Civil Litigation - Private	42689	05/12/2016	2	1	2	1	7	2		1
Civil Litigation - Private	35696	06/23/2015	9	9	8	10	10		10	9
Civil Litigation - Private	33204	02/28/2015	9	8	8		10	7	8	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	28738	08/12/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	28624	08/06/2014	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	26600	04/22/2014	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	25352	02/23/2014	1	3	5	4	5	3	1	3
Criminal Defense Lawyer	25191	02/12/2014	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	23916	10/28/2013	8	8	9	8	7	8		9
Civil Litigation - Private	23208	09/08/2013	1	2	3	5	5	5	2	5
Category Average			5.2	5.6	6.2	5.3	7.1	5.5	5.9	6.2

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
110949
104706
104449
88239	1
58838
51961			1
46675
45987
42689
35696
33204
28738	1	1	1	1	1	1
28624
26600
25352	1	3	1	1	1	1
25191	1	1	1	1	1	1
23916
23208
	1.0	1.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
110949	10			9.7
104706	9			9.1
104449	10	10	10	9.8
88239				1.0
58838	10	5	10	9.1
51961	1	1	1	2.3
46675	3	4		4.0
45987	10		10	9.8
42689				2.5
35696	9			9.3
33204	8	5	5	8.3
28738	1	1	1	1.0
28624	1	1	1	1.5
26600	10			10.0
25352	1	1	5	2.7
25191	1	1	1	1.1
23916	9	7		8.1
23208	1	2	1	3.0
	5.9	3.5	4.5	5.7

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	127613	07/03/2024	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	127155	06/07/2024	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	111509	11/04/2022	15222			Read Comment
Other	98149	08/29/2021	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	96609	07/03/2021	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	95491	05/19/2021	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	92412	02/06/2021	15222			Read Comment
Litigant	92327	02/03/2021	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	89168	09/10/2020	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	88753	08/25/2020	15222			Read Comment
Other	88194	07/25/2020	15222	5	5.0	Read Comment
Other	87249	06/17/2020	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	87248	06/17/2020	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	85868	05/13/2020	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	77009	10/02/2019	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	74165	08/11/2019	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	60305	10/05/2018	15222	9	9.0	Read Comment
Other	59815	09/19/2018	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	54302	02/21/2018	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	53604	01/18/2018	15222	2	2.0	Read Comment
Other	51874	09/26/2017	15222			Read Comment
Litigant	51080	08/14/2017	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	49207	04/28/2017	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	46017	10/25/2016	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	42856	05/20/2016	15222	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	42820	05/19/2016	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	41799	04/01/2016	15222			Read Comment
Litigant	40787	02/09/2016	15222			Read Comment
Other	40698	02/04/2016	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	39637	12/17/2015	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	39481	12/10/2015	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	39478	12/10/2015	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	36299	07/16/2015	15222			Read Comment
Litigant	36038	07/07/2015	15222	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	28737	08/12/2014	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	25007	01/24/2014	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	23816	10/23/2013	15222	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	23428	09/25/2013	15222			Read Comment
Category Average				2.0	2.0

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General Rating Criteria

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Criminal Case Rating Criteria
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Non-attorney Rating
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