Hon. Linda S. Marks
Judge
Superior Court
Orange County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.5 - 8 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 6 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 - Private9306703/01/20211010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private6678403/15/20194221 11 
Civil Litigation - Private5184209/24/201713117 1 
Civil Litigation - Private4505208/29/2016101010101010105
Civil Litigation - Private4096102/18/201611214   
Civil Litigation - Private2680305/06/2014232 53 2
Civil Litigation - Private2620203/27/201425669345
Civil Litigation - Private1261712/21/2011222  2 2
Category Average  4.04.54.44.87.54.85.24.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
93067      
66784      
51842      
45052      
40961      
26803      
26202      
12617      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
9306710101010.0
667845 32.3
518421 12.1
45052108410.0
409611  1.7
2680331 3.0
262022554.6
126172  2.0
 4.36.04.64.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant11800705/12/2023305311.0Read Comment
Other9484504/26/2021305344.0Read Comment
Litigant5649205/31/2018305311.0Read Comment
Other4693712/28/201630531010.0Read Comment
Court Staff4606810/27/2016305311.0Read Comment
Other4498908/26/201630531010.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.54.5