Hon. Stephen M. Moloney
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.3 - 5 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 3 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 - Private11456201/10/2023109  8 9 
Civil Litigation - Private7894311/14/20194267 5  
Civil Litigation - Private5546704/27/2018101010 101010 
Civil Litigation - Private5355101/15/20181010999101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer3423304/22/2015424 5 25
Civil Litigation - Private3292302/11/2015        
Category Average  7.66.67.38.08.08.37.87.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
114562      
78943      
55467      
53551      
34233      
32923      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1145629 59.0
789436555.0
5546710 1010.0
5355110 59.6
342331 13.0
32923   0.0
 7.25.05.26.1

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other8255501/30/2020151111010.0Read Comment
Litigant7886511/13/201915111  Read Comment
Other7810510/25/201915111  Read Comment
Litigant4382106/19/201615111  Read Comment
Other4025801/18/20161511111.0Read Comment
Other3918711/28/20151511111.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.04.0