Hon. Michael E Whitaker
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.6 - 13 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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 - Private13167003/26/2025        
Civil Litigation - Private12595203/22/20241010101091010 
Civil Litigation - Private11823505/22/202311111111
Civil Litigation - Govt.11582101/28/20231111 1 1
Civil Litigation - Private10574906/20/202211   11 
Civil Litigation - Private10346003/15/2022111     
Civil Litigation - Private10127412/10/20211371 1 1
Civil Litigation - Private9833608/31/2021111111  
Civil Litigation - Private9656707/01/202111      
Civil Litigation - Private9569005/28/202111111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7555209/04/201911115111
Criminal Defense Lawyer7555109/04/201911115111
Civil Litigation - Private6228912/03/201813238113
Civil Litigation - Private5024406/21/201757105107510
Category Average  2.02.53.32.55.02.42.62.4
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
131670      
125952      
118235      
115821      
105749      
103460      
101274      
98336      
96567      
95690111111
75552      
75551      
62289      
50244      
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
131670   0.0
1259529  9.8
1182351 11.0
1158211 11.0
1057491  1.0
103460   1.0
10127410  3.8
983361111.0
965671  1.0
956901111.0
75552   1.6
75551   1.6
62289   2.7
502445566.8
 3.32.32.02.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant9934409/28/20212244111.0Read Comment
Litigant6259512/11/20182244122.0Read Comment
Litigant4752402/01/201722441  Read Comment
Category Average   1.51.5