Hon. Gary Y. Tanaka
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   7.3 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 5 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer12959111/15/20248231142 
Civil Litigation - Private11139310/30/202283516726
Civil Litigation - Private10347403/16/2022834374 8
Civil Litigation - Private9205101/26/2021101010101010  
Civil Litigation - Private8785607/10/20201010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private6809104/19/20191010101010101010
Civil Litigation - Private6455801/31/201910 10 10101010
Category Average  9.16.37.45.87.77.96.88.8
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
129591255321
111393148565
103474      
92051      
87856      
68091      
64558      
 1.54.56.54.04.03.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1295911312.7
1113931623.8
1034745  4.9
9205110  10.0
8785610101010.0
6809110101010.0
645581010 10.0
 6.77.85.87.3

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12420412/22/20231513911.0Read Comment
Other11979108/03/20231513911.0Read Comment
Litigant10087611/25/20211513911.0Read Comment
Litigant9933009/28/20211513911.0Read Comment
Litigant6902205/13/2019151391010.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.82.8