Hon. Beth A. R. McGowen
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Clara County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 9 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 9 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 - Private9104612/08/202011118649
Civil Litigation - Private7882311/11/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7560709/05/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7539208/30/201911118  8
Civil Litigation - Private7343407/29/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7065406/19/201911222212
Civil Litigation - Private7055906/18/20191222    
Civil Litigation - Private5238310/27/201774442211
Civil Litigation - Private5052907/10/2017111 10  1
Category Average  1.71.41.61.64.12.21.53.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
91046      
788231     
75607      
75392      
73434      
70654      
70559      
52383      
50529      
 1.0     
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
910466143.5
7882311 1.0
756071  1.0
753921  2.2
73434   1.0
706541111.5
705592  1.8
523831 13.1
505291112.8
 1.81.01.82.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12815008/10/20241538011.0Read Comment
Other12753306/28/20241538011.0Read Comment
Litigant8211901/23/20201538011.0Read Comment
Other8117701/06/20201538011.0Read Comment
Litigant8046812/18/20191538011.0Read Comment
Other7550809/03/20191538011.0Read Comment
Litigant7517908/26/20191538011.0Read Comment
Litigant7343207/29/20191538011.0Read Comment
Court Staff5788907/17/20181538011.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0