Hon. John C Cope
Judge
Superior Court
Contra Costa County


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Attorney Average Rating:   9.7 - 1 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 8 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 Lawyer9347403/12/20211010 991010 
Civil Litigation - Private5279511/22/2017        
Category Average  10.010.0 9.09.010.010.0 
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
9347410  8  
52795      
 10.0  8.0  
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
93474   9.7
52795   0.0
    4.9

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12912210/09/20242237811.0Read Comment
Litigant7883611/12/201922378  Read Comment
Litigant6385101/17/2019223781010.0Read Comment
Other6172811/19/20182237811.0Read Comment
Other5951709/12/201822378  Read Comment
Other5920408/30/20182237811.0Read Comment
Other5608305/17/201822378  Read Comment
Other5441302/26/20182237811.0Read Comment
Other5364901/20/20182237811.0Read Comment
Other5328812/27/20172237811.0Read Comment
Other5179509/21/20172237811.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.12.1