The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Yvette M. Palazuelos
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 3.8 - 28 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 1.0 - 5 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	119112	06/21/2023	10	10	8	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	99591	10/07/2021	6	5	7	4	7	6	3	7
Criminal Defense Lawyer	83892	03/03/2020	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	69650	05/28/2019	1	1	2	1	3	1		4
Civil Litigation - Private	63651	01/10/2019	10	10	10	10	10	10		2
Civil Litigation - Private	55632	05/03/2018		1	1			1
Civil Litigation - Private	51238	08/23/2017	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	50206	06/19/2017	5	2	1	1	1		1
Civil Litigation - Private	44780	08/15/2016	10	10	10	5	6	8		7
Civil Litigation - Private	42806	05/18/2016	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	5
Civil Litigation - Private	37400	09/05/2015	1	1	1	1		1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	35847	06/29/2015	8	1	2	2	3	1	1	5
Civil Litigation - Private	33132	02/24/2015	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	5
Civil Litigation - Private	32359	01/13/2015	10	10	10	10	5	10	10	5
Civil Litigation - Private	26957	05/13/2014	2	2	2		7
Civil Litigation - Private	26515	04/16/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	25117	02/04/2014	7	1	1	1	1	2	1	5
Civil Litigation - Private	24548	12/10/2013	3	3	2	2	5	1
Civil Litigation - Private	23216	09/10/2013	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	23118	08/31/2013	3	2	2	1	7	2	2
Civil Litigation - Private	22979	08/23/2013	3	1	1	2				4
Criminal Defense Lawyer	22817	08/13/2013	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	2
Criminal Defense Lawyer	22768	08/13/2013	1		3	1		1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	22191	06/29/2013	4	3	2	1	3	3	3
Civil Litigation - Private	22130	06/24/2013	10	9	7	10	10	9	10	8
Criminal Defense Lawyer	22112	06/21/2013	10	10	10	10	9	8	10
Civil Litigation - Private	21937	06/06/2013	10	8	9		5	3		3
Civil Litigation - Private	10898	06/05/2011	7	6	5	4	2	5		5
Category Average			5.0	4.0	3.7	3.4	4.4	3.6	3.2	3.9

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
119112	10			9.8
99591	2	1	10	5.0
83892				1.0
69650	1		1	1.4
63651	10		10	10.0
55632	1		1	1.0
51238	1	1	1	1.6
50206	1			1.7
44780	10		10	8.4
42806	1	1		1.1
37400	1			1.0
35847	1	1		2.4
33132	2	1		2.1
32359	10		10	9.4
26957	1			2.8
26515	1	1	10	1.0
25117	1		1	1.9
24548	1		2	2.4
23216	1	1	1	1.2
23118	2	1	3	2.6
22979	1			1.6
22817	1		1	1.3
22768	1		1	1.3
22191	2	1	1	2.6
22130	10		6	9.4
22112	10		10	9.6
21937	9	1	8	7.3
10898	4		4	4.7
	3.6	1.0	4.8	3.8

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	41653	03/26/2016	2783	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	31352	12/02/2014	2783	1	1.0	Read Comment
Court Staff	26655	04/26/2014	2783			Read Comment
Other	22893	08/17/2013	2783	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	22886	08/16/2013	2783	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	22882	08/16/2013	2783	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				1.0	1.0