The Robing Room: WA State Judges

Hon. Catherine D. Shaffer
Judge
Superior Court
King County

Attorney Average Rating: 2.9 - 22 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 11 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	119478	07/16/2023	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	3
Prosecutor	119286	07/06/2023	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	116820	03/17/2023	1	2	2	1	4	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	104987	05/21/2022	2	2	3		5	1	2	1
Civil Litigation - Govt.	97819	08/13/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	95071	05/03/2021	2	2	9	2	7	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	90939	12/03/2020	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	89226	09/13/2020	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	88831	08/29/2020	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	83769	02/28/2020	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	70149	06/09/2019	1	3	3	1		2	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	52466	11/01/2017	1	1	1	1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	49275	05/03/2017		2				2	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	26231	03/28/2014	6	1	5	1	9	2
Civil Litigation - Private	15618	06/19/2012	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	6058	08/20/2009	3	3	3	3		3		2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	5141	03/31/2009	2			4		2
Civil Litigation - Private	4641	02/04/2009	2	8	8	3	8	1	2
Civil Litigation - Private	4217	01/05/2009	8	8	9	8	9	9	8
Civil Litigation - Private	3170	10/20/2008	10	10	10	10	8	10	10	6
Civil Litigation - Private	3148	10/15/2008	8	9	10	9	10	10	9	10
Civil Litigation - Private	3125	10/09/2008	2	6			8	1		2
Category Average			2.7	3.2	3.9	2.8	4.8	2.6	2.6	2.7

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
119478	2	2	1	1.6
119286				1.0
116820	1		1	1.6
104987	2		2	2.4
97819				1.0
95071	1	2	1	3.1
90939	1	1	1	1.0
89226	1	1	1	1.0
88831	1	1	1	1.0
83769	1	1	10	1.0
70149	2			1.9
52466	1		1	1.0
49275				2.0
26231	1	1	1	3.6
15618	1	1	1	1.1
6058	2		8	2.8
5141				2.3
4641	2		2	4.3
4217	9			8.5
3170	10			9.8
3148	8		9	9.1
3125	1			3.6
	2.6	1.3	2.9	2.9

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	94965	04/30/2021	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	67839	04/12/2019	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	61076	10/29/2018	6858			Read Comment
Other	59873	09/21/2018	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	54577	03/08/2018	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	52465	11/01/2017	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	47753	02/15/2017	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	31743	12/17/2014	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	29775	09/30/2014	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	25190	02/11/2014	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	16432	07/25/2012	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	14389	04/12/2012	6858	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				1.0	1.0