Hon. Carol W. Overton
Judge
Superior Court
Santa Clara County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.7 - 10 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 9 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 - Private12092810/07/2023111 101  
Civil Litigation - Private11647002/28/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9539005/16/202111313214
Criminal Defense Lawyer9322303/03/20212 112111
Civil Litigation - Private7867411/04/20198 458317
Civil Litigation - Private7867111/04/20191  18111
Civil Litigation - Private7258807/16/20191 115113
Civil Litigation - Private5019606/19/201712216326
Civil Litigation - Private3828310/16/2015846  318
Civil Litigation - Private1790210/09/20125    6 6
Category Average  2.91.82.41.65.42.21.14.1
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
120928      
116470111111
953902 2   
93223  1   
78674      
78671      
72588      
50196      
38283689998
17902      
 3.04.53.35.05.04.5
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1209281112.5
1164701111.0
953901181.7
932231111.3
786741454.3
7867111102.2
725881111.6
5019611102.3
382833824.4
179028  6.3
 1.92.14.32.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12466701/09/20243606  Read Comment
Other11583801/28/2023360611.0Read Comment
Other9542805/17/20213606  Read Comment
Other9530805/13/2021360677.0Read Comment
Litigant8942809/20/2020360611.0Read Comment
Other8864308/19/2020360666.0Read Comment
Other8830907/30/20203606  Read Comment
Litigant8795007/15/20203606  Read Comment
Other8641805/26/2020360611.0Read Comment
Other8577105/10/20203606  Read Comment
Other8572305/09/20203606  Read Comment
Litigant7000906/05/2019360622.0Read Comment
Other5653306/01/2018360611.0Read Comment
Other4512609/02/2016360622.0Read Comment
Court Staff3268601/31/2015360611.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.42.4