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Hon. Richard D. Nichols Assignment During Survey Period: Criminal Appointed to Pima County Superior Court: 1995	100% of the Commission Voted Judge Nichols MEETS Judicial Performance Standards 27 Commissioners Voted "Meets" 0 Commissioners Voted "Does Not Meet"

	Judicial Performance Standards Evaluation Categories		Attorney Responses Surveys Distributed: 207 Returned: 53 Detailed Report		Litigant/Witness/ ProPer Responses Surveys Distributed: 115 Returned: 29 Detailed Report		Juror Responses Surveys Distributed: 56 Returned: 26 Detailed Report
			Score (See Footnote)		Score (See Footnote)		Score (See Footnote)
	Legal Ability		99%		N/A		N/A
	Integrity		100%		100%		100%
	Communication Skills		98%		100%		100%
	Judicial Temperament		99%		100%		100%
	Administrative Performance		100%		100%		99%
	Settlement Activities		95%		N/A		N/A

FOOTNOTE: The score is the percentage of all evaluators who rated the judge "satisfactory", "very good", or "superior" in each of the Commission's evaluation categories. Depending on the assignment, a judge may not have responses in certain categories, indicated by N/A (for example, some judicial assignments do not require jury trials).
The JPR Commission votes "Yes" or "No" on whether a judge "MEETS" Judicial Performance Standards, based on the statistical information as well as any other information submitted by the public or the judge. Further information on the judges and justices can be found at each court's website.