Hon. Don R. Franchi
Judge
Superior Court
San Mateo County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.2 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 10 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 Lawyer12458701/04/202411111111
Civil Litigation - Private8280902/05/20201010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer7451008/17/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private6443001/28/201911118122
Civil Litigation - Private5887508/20/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private5887408/20/201854336325
Civil Litigation - Private4566110/03/20161111 11 
Criminal Defense Lawyer4474108/12/20161010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer2700405/16/2014        
Criminal Defense Lawyer2472712/27/201375465  6
Category Average  5.04.64.34.66.74.34.35.7
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
124587      
82809      
74510      
644301     
58875      
58874      
45661      
44741      
27004      
24727      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
124587   1.0
8280910101010.0
74510   0.0
644301111.9
5887511101.0
5887411103.4
45661   1.0
44741   10.0
27004   0.0
247274335.2
 3.43.26.83.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12459101/04/2024153541010.0Read Comment
Other12015008/23/202315354  Read Comment
Litigant11985808/08/202315354  Read Comment
Litigant11959807/21/20231535411.0Read Comment
Other11753904/21/202315354  Read Comment
Other8745806/23/20201535411.0Read Comment
Litigant8049412/19/201915354  Read Comment
Other7650609/21/2019153541010.0Read Comment
Other7385008/07/20191535411.0Read Comment
Other7040206/16/201915354  Read Comment
Litigant6534702/16/20191535411.0Read Comment
Litigant6032710/06/20181535411.0Read Comment
Other5975809/18/2018153541010.0Read Comment
Other5877808/17/20181535411.0Read Comment
Court Staff5484003/23/20181535411.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.73.7