Hon. Blaine K. Bowman
Judge
Superior Court
San Diego County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.4 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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
Civil Litigation - Private12924010/17/20241111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private12804707/31/2024   10109102
Civil Litigation - Private12675605/10/20241111 111
Civil Litigation - Private11745204/18/202352335337
Civil Litigation - Private11113810/20/20221111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private10981608/26/202211111111
Civil Litigation - Private10965108/19/202210  1010810 
Civil Litigation - Private10885807/20/20222  1 22 
Civil Litigation - Private10458704/30/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private10458004/30/2022        
Civil Litigation - Private10457504/30/2022        
Category Average  3.01.21.43.56.53.33.62.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1292401     
128047      
126756      
117452      
1111381 111 
109816  1111
109651      
108858      
104587      
104580      
104575      
 1.0 1.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1292401  1.0
12804751108.8
1267561  1.0
1174521 33.1
1111381111.0
1098161111.0
10965110 109.7
108858   1.8
104587   0.0
104580   0.0
104575   0.0
 2.91.05.02.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12310511/01/20231530011.0Read Comment
Litigant9760308/06/202115300  Read Comment
Other8996510/17/20201530011.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0