Hon. Upinder S. Kalra
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.5 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 6 rating(s)


General Rating Criteria

* 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)
    

Criminal Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* 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)


Civil Case Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* 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)
    
  

General Rating Criteria

Criminal Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

Civil Case Rating Criteria
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDate*Temp.*Sch.*Indu.*Comp.*Punct.*Ab-Pr.*Ab-Tr.Flex
Civil Litigation - Private12977111/19/20241   8  1
Criminal Defense Lawyer12427012/26/202310101010108910
Criminal Defense Lawyer12386911/27/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer12386611/27/202311111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer11744004/18/20231091010101010 
Civil Litigation - Private11009309/09/2022101010910 10 
Civil Litigation - Private9325903/05/2021101010     
Category Average  7.08.08.27.57.86.37.54.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
129771      
1242708     
123869      
123866111111
117440      
110093      
93259      
 4.51.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
129771   4.5
12427010749.4
1238691111.0
1238661111.0
11744010  9.9
11009310 59.9
93259   10.0
 6.43.02.86.5

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12512302/12/20241508911.0Read Comment
Litigant12512002/12/20241508911.0Read Comment
Other12387711/27/20231508911.0Read Comment
Court Staff12386811/27/20231508911.0Read Comment
Litigant9455304/13/20211508911.0Read Comment
Litigant9455204/13/20211508911.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0