Hon. Suzanne Gazzaniga
Judge
Superior Court
Placer County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.7 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 8 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 Lawyer6233912/03/201811116616
Civil Litigation - Private5849708/04/201831117111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5413702/13/201821112113
Criminal Defense Lawyer4160903/24/2016107    108
Category Average  4.02.51.01.05.02.73.34.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
62339111111
58497      
54137      
41609      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
623391112.1
584971112.0
54137   1.3
4160910 109.3
 4.01.04.03.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other7802510/23/20191522411.0Read Comment
Other7288907/19/20191522411.0Read Comment
Litigant6154411/12/20181522411.0Read Comment
Other5413502/13/20181522411.0Read Comment
Litigant5108108/14/20171522433.0Read Comment
Other4749601/31/2017152241010.0Read Comment
Litigant4250005/04/20161522455.0Read Comment
Other4183204/03/201615224  Read Comment
Other3506305/29/2015152241010.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.04.0