The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Michael W. Jones
Judge
Superior Court
Placer County

Attorney Average Rating: 1.8 - 18 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 4.0 - 3 rating(s)

* 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)

* 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)

* 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Criminal Defense Lawyer	125677	03/04/2024	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	125676	03/04/2024	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	125675	03/04/2024	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	120506	09/12/2023
Criminal Defense Lawyer	119821	08/05/2023	1
Civil Litigation - Private	119775	08/02/2023	1					1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	119719	07/30/2023	1	1	1	1		1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	119626	07/24/2023	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	119560	07/19/2023
Civil Litigation - Private	119252	07/03/2023
Civil Litigation - Private	119213	06/30/2023
Civil Litigation - Private	119207	06/29/2023	1	2	1	1	1	1	3	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	103963	04/05/2022
Civil Litigation - Private	102945	02/16/2022	4
Civil Litigation - Private	97755	08/11/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	97049	07/18/2021	1	1	1			1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	94320	04/08/2021
Civil Litigation - Private	93459	03/12/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	93436	03/11/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	57962	07/19/2018	4	2	4
Civil Litigation - Private	46448	11/23/2016
Civil Litigation - Private	44921	08/23/2016	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	44470	07/26/2016	1	2	1	1	10	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	43070	06/01/2016
Civil Litigation - Govt.	42733	05/14/2016	1	1	1	1	1		1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	37655	09/21/2015	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7
Category Average			1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	3.3	1.7	1.8	1.7

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
125677	1	1	1	1.0
125676	1	1	1	1.0
125675	1	1	1	1.0
120506				0.0
119821	1			1.0
119775	1			1.0
119719				1.0
119626	1			1.0
119560				0.0
119252				0.0
119213				0.0
119207	1	1	1	1.4
103963				0.0
102945	1		1	2.5
97755	1	1	1	1.0
97049	1	1	1	1.0
94320				0.0
93459	1	1	1	1.0
93436	1	1	1	1.0
57962	1		2	2.8
46448				0.0
44921	1		1	1.0
44470	1	1	1	2.3
43070				0.0
42733	1	1	1	1.0
37655	10	8	5	10.0
	1.5	1.6	1.4	1.2

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	125808	03/11/2024	15226	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	119822	08/05/2023	15226			Read Comment
Other	41143	02/28/2016	15226			Read Comment
Other	40701	02/04/2016	15226	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	23469	09/27/2013	15226	10	10.0	Read Comment
Category Average				4.0	4.0