Hon. Sunil R. Kulkarni
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Clara County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.4 - 14 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 5 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 - Private11915406/26/2023 111 1 10
Civil Litigation - Private9585306/04/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9496604/30/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9032611/03/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8062212/22/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7797410/22/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7363708/03/2019        
Civil Litigation - Private7357708/01/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7349207/30/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Private7331507/28/2019 111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private7317607/25/2019321384 3
Civil Litigation - Private6268212/13/201871111046 
Criminal Defense Lawyer5470003/14/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5378901/26/201811111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer5378401/26/201811111111
Category Average  1.71.11.01.12.31.41.41.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119154      
95853111111
94966      
9032611111 
80622111111
77974      
73637      
73577111111
73492111111
73315      
73176      
62682      
54700111111
53789111111
53784111111
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
119154   1.0
958531111.0
949661111.0
903261111.0
806221111.0
779741111.0
73637   0.0
735771111.0
734921111.0
733151 11.0
731761213.1
626821113.9
547001111.0
53789   1.0
53784   1.0
 1.01.11.01.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12627904/14/20241853211.0Read Comment
Other11811005/16/20231853299.0Read Comment
Other11672803/13/202318532  Read Comment
Other11672703/13/202318532  Read Comment
Other11002009/04/202218532  Read Comment
Other10317902/26/202218532  Read Comment
Other8864208/19/20201853211.0Read Comment
Litigant5372501/23/20181853211.0Read Comment
Litigant5360601/18/20181853211.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.62.6