"The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. David S. Cunningham, III	See Rating Details
Judge Superior Court
Los Angeles County	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. David S. Cunningham, III

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Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA15422
Rating:1.8

Comments:
indecisive, unprepared, doesn't read anything, staff is extremely inefficient and rude, seems confused at times, acts as if he is meeting all parties for the first time after numerous hearings, a definite 170.6, you're going to do work that you would not do in 99% of other courts, hate to say this but honestly exhibits behavior that would suggest early stage of dementia or Alzheimer's. Supervising Judge or Commission on Judicial Performance should step in. This is not fair to the parties with cases in his court.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA13525
Rating:2.0

Comments:
Cunningham must be one of the dumbest judges ever to sit on the bench. He relies mostly on research Attorneys — whose work- ups he only half reads. He is incapable of understanding anything with the slightest complexity. And, he defaults to the result that is the easiest or will be least likely to be reversed.

Other

Comment #: CA12585
Rating:1.0

Comments:
FROM A DISTANCE THIS JUDGE IS NOT UP TO PAR ON HIS RULINGS....BEWARE

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA6815
Rating:8.5

Comments:
Hard working. Scrupulously fair. Fearless. Does not shy away from making the tough call. Honest.

Other

Comment #: CA4497
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This judge backed up racist therapist Bruce Harshman and is deporting my children to India because of Bruce Harshman. This judge does not read the papers and gets defensive easily. He also flat-out lies, and is very good at ignoring your facts when they are beneficial to you. I am suing him in federal court now.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: CA4404
Rating:2.8

Comments:
Judge Cunningham is a nice guy, and often gets it right at the end. Unfortunately, he rarely gets to the end. He is entirely unprepared, and thus afraid to make any orders. He kicks the can down the road again and again. He uses the concept that "every person is entitled to his or her day in court" to cede control of his courtroom, so that every matter takes exponentially more time in his courtroom than in any other family law courtroom. If he were prepared, and thus not afraid to make the tough calls, he would be a decent (and maybe even good) judicial officer. Unfortunately, he is not prepared because he schedules everything for a live testimony hearing. Every family law attorney in Los Angeles knows that an assignment to Judge Cunningham means that they are in for the long haul.