The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Gerald J. Buchwald
Judge
Superior Court
San Mateo County

Attorney Average Rating: 3.5 - 23 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 12 rating(s)

* 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)

* 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)

* 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	79688	12/02/2019	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	56507	05/31/2018
Civil Litigation - Private	56504	05/31/2018
Civil Litigation - Private	56497	05/31/2018	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	56418	05/29/2018	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	56141	05/19/2018	3	4	4		7	6	4	7
Criminal Defense Lawyer	56071	05/16/2018	1	3	2	1	5	4	2	7
Civil Litigation - Private	54157	02/14/2018
Civil Litigation - Private	54149	02/14/2018	1	5	1	1	7	1	1	5
Civil Litigation - Private	49148	04/26/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	46165	11/03/2016	6	3	1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	45459	09/21/2016	7	4	2		2		4
Civil Litigation - Private	37376	09/03/2015	3	2	1	1	1	2	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	33378	03/10/2015	3	1		2			2
Civil Litigation - Private	31599	12/11/2014
Criminal Defense Lawyer	27420	06/11/2014	1	1	1	1		2	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	25420	02/27/2014	5	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	25090	02/02/2014
Civil Litigation - Private	24722	12/27/2013	2	1	1	1	1		1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	24097	11/06/2013	2	1		1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	23905	10/28/2013		1	3			1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	23854	10/25/2013	9	9	8	9	9	9	9
Civil Litigation - Private	23302	09/16/2013	7	1	1	1	4	1	1	4
Civil Litigation - Private	22318	07/10/2013	3	3		3	9		3
Civil Litigation - Govt.	18197	10/24/2012	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Civil Litigation - Private	11948	09/27/2011	10	10	10	10	5	10	10	5
Civil Litigation - Private	10911	06/07/2011	8	3	2	1	8	4
Civil Litigation - Private	7328	07/29/2010	8	1	4		8	1	1
Category Average			4.7	3.4	3.3	3.1	4.6	3.7	3.4	5.5

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
79688	1	1	1	1.0
56507				0.0
56504				0.0
56497	10	10	5	10.0
56418	9	10	5	9.3
56141	3	5		4.4
56071	1	3	2	2.4
54157				0.0
54149	1	7	1	2.3
49148	1		5	1.0
46165	2		1	2.3
45459	3			3.7
37376	1	1	2	1.5
33378	1		10	1.8
31599				0.0
27420	2	1		1.3
25420	1			1.7
25090				0.0
24722	1		10	1.1
24097	1			1.2
23905	1			1.4
23854	9		9	8.9
23302	1	1	1	2.1
22318	1		10	3.7
18197	1	10	1	1.5
11948	10	5	3	9.4
10911				4.3
7328	1			3.4
	2.8	4.9	4.4	2.8

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	78739	11/07/2019	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	58473	08/03/2018	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	56540	06/02/2018	3506	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	56490	05/31/2018	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	56417	05/29/2018	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	56416	05/29/2018	3506			Read Comment
Other	56337	05/25/2018	3506			Read Comment
Litigant	56121	05/18/2018	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	56074	05/16/2018	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	56072	05/16/2018	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	54660	03/12/2018	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	46160	11/02/2016	3506	2	2.0	Read Comment
Litigant	39276	12/03/2015	3506	2	2.0	Read Comment
Other	24880	01/13/2014	3506	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				1.9	1.9