Preliminary Sections

• Author: Mark Thompson/Elizabeth Smith
• Pages: 1-10

HIGHLIGHTS

For thｷ update, California Courts & Judges has been renamed California Judge Reviews, and the guide’s

contents have been streamlined and restructured to emphasize attorney comments about California

judges. California Judge Reviews includes candid and frank attorney comments, compiled through interviews

conducted by authors Elizabeth Smith and Mark Thompson, for several hundred superior court and district

court judges and commissioners. Commentary includes:

THE WORST

“She’s particularly dangerous when it comes to evaluating a personal injury claim”

“He treats everybody the same — with disrespect”

“I think she belongs in a prison guarding violent prisoners. She’s that vicious”

“How he rules just depends on which attorney he likes the best”

IN BETWEEN

“He’s got that common judge’s tencency to favor the prosecution”

“Pushes crash settlements”

“He’s against corporations and for the small fellow”

“He has trouble making up his mind and he can be led astray”

THE BEST

“She gets to the heart of the issue right away and makes her decision on that basis”

“He actually reads the papers. He’s prepared and he’s decisive”

“He has a wonderful working knowledge of criminal law”

“Keep him for trial. He is tremendous”

CALIFORNIA JUDGE REVIEWS

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