Hon. Sean Dabel
Judge
Superior Court
San Mateo County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.4 - 13 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 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 Lawyer11169111/09/2022121     
Civil Litigation - Private10234101/23/20221111  1 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10233501/23/2022109101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private10175112/23/20211111  1 
Civil Litigation - Private10122012/09/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private10120712/08/2021511155  
Civil Litigation - Private9726007/25/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9249302/09/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private8873508/24/20201111111 
Civil Litigation - Private8732706/20/20201111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private8467204/08/202031111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer8133601/10/20201  1   1
Civil Litigation - Private7539308/30/2019332   33
Category Average  3.73.43.33.55.44.93.95.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
1116911  1  
102341      
1023351091010109
101751      
101220      
101207      
97260      
9249310     
88735      
87327      
84672      
81336      
75393      
 7.09.010.05.510.09.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
111691   1.3
1023411 11.0
1023351010109.9
1017511  1.0
1012201010510.0
1012071382.7
972601111.0
9249310  10.0
887351  1.0
873271  1.0
8467211 1.3
81336   1.0
75393 9 2.8
 3.75.75.03.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant10414904/15/20222452611.0Read Comment
Other10414804/15/20222452611.0 
Litigant10399304/07/2022245261010.0Read Comment
Litigant10399104/07/202224526  Read Comment
Litigant8435003/16/20202452611.0Read Comment
Other8133501/10/20202452622.0Read Comment
Litigant7951711/28/20192452699.0Read Comment
Litigant7663309/24/2019245261010.0Read Comment
Litigant7371108/04/20192452611.0Read Comment
Other7366008/03/20192452622.0Read Comment
Other7292807/20/201924526  Read Comment
Litigant5602905/15/20182452677.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.44.4