Hon. John M. Gallagher
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Cruz County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   3.0 - 4 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 - Private11904006/18/20231111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private9290902/24/202111      
Civil Litigation - Private9009610/23/202027769568
Criminal Defense Lawyer7661409/24/20192111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private5711806/20/2018898910101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer5418202/16/20181111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private5399402/05/20181       
Civil Litigation - Private5311512/14/20171       
Civil Litigation - Private4162803/25/201699998999
Civil Litigation - Private4083102/11/201610891010998
Category Average  3.64.65.15.39.35.15.38.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119040      
92909      
90096      
766141   1 
57118      
54182      
53994      
53115      
41628      
40831108  88
 5.58.0  4.58.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1190401  1.0
929091 11.0
900968666.3
766141 11.1
5711810999.3
5418211 1.0
539941  1.0
53115   1.0
4162810959.0
408311010109.4
 4.87.05.34.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10626507/13/20221539911.0Read Comment
Litigant10623907/12/20221539922.0Read Comment
Litigant10309002/23/2022153991010.0Read Comment
Litigant10071511/19/202115399  Read Comment
Litigant7517008/26/20191539911.0Read Comment
Category Average   3.53.5