Hon. Dean H. Hansell
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.3 - 4 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   4.0 - 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 Lawyer12331011/04/2023        
Criminal Defense Lawyer9531605/13/20211010101010101010
Criminal Defense Lawyer9472404/19/20211010710710910
Criminal Defense Lawyer9381603/23/202153342622
Civil Litigation - Private6934505/22/201955    4 
Category Average  7.57.06.78.06.38.76.37.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
123310      
95316101010556
94724      
938161     
693451     
 4.010.010.05.05.06.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
123310   0.0
95316106510.0
947248 78.9
938161123.0
693451  3.2
 5.03.54.75.0

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Court Staff12032709/02/202324444  Read Comment
Other11105210/18/20222444411.0Read Comment
Other10618307/10/202224444  Read Comment
Other8534404/29/202024444  Read Comment
Other8230701/26/2020244441010.0Read Comment
Litigant8003912/10/201924444  Read Comment
Litigant7781010/19/20192444411.0Read Comment
Litigant5697806/16/20182444422.0Read Comment
Other5144609/06/20172444499.0Read Comment
Category Average   4.64.6