Hon. Sandra L. McLean
Judge
Superior Court
Butte County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.5 - 6 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 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 Lawyer7915111/18/201911111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.7258907/16/201911111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7132306/26/2019125110115
Civil Litigation - Private6068910/18/2018111  111
Civil Litigation - Private5357701/17/201838689667
Civil Litigation - Private2658004/19/201433226122
Category Average  1.72.72.72.65.41.82.02.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
79151111111
72589      
71323      
60689      
53577      
26580      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
791511111.0
725891111.0
713231112.8
606891111.0
5357756 6.4
2658023 2.6
 1.82.21.02.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other10462405/02/2022233611.0Read Comment
Other9733407/28/20212336  Read Comment
Other8250101/29/2020233611.0Read Comment
Other8185201/19/2020233611.0Read Comment
Other8015712/11/20192336  Read Comment
Other7974312/04/20192336  Read Comment
Litigant7885211/13/2019233611.0Read Comment
Litigant7132206/26/2019233611.0Read Comment
Other6288212/20/2018233611.0Read Comment
Other6066310/18/2018233611.0Read Comment
Other6066210/18/20182336  Read Comment
Other6000409/26/2018233611.0Read Comment
Other5626005/23/2018233611.0Read Comment
Other5426702/20/2018233611.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0