Hon. Shelley L Kaufman
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   4.2 - 3 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   2.0 - 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 - Private12942410/31/202411 1511 
Criminal Defense Lawyer12495501/30/20241010101010 1010
Criminal Defense Lawyer6835504/25/201911111111
Category Average  4.04.05.54.05.31.04.05.5
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
129424      
124955      
68355111111
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1294241  1.6
124955   10.0
6835511 1.0
 1.01.0 4.2

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12839608/24/202422412  Read Comment
Other12828708/17/202422412  Read Comment
Litigant12825508/16/202422412  Read Comment
Litigant12495401/30/2024224121010.0Read Comment
Other11974407/31/202322412  Read Comment
Other11084910/11/20222241211.0Read Comment
Litigant6850904/30/20192241211.0Read Comment
Other6831304/24/20192241211.0Read Comment
Litigant4773002/14/20172241222.0Read Comment
Litigant4192004/07/20162241211.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.72.7