Hon. Sarah J. Heidel
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   1.7 - 7 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 7 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 - Private12830508/19/202414103  33
Civil Litigation - Private12767807/09/202411111111
Civil Litigation - Private11605702/09/2023 111111 
Criminal Defense Lawyer10601807/01/202211111111
Criminal Defense Lawyer9721207/23/202132221115
Civil Litigation - Private7236907/11/201933321131
Criminal Defense Lawyer7002806/06/2019 1111111
Category Average  1.81.92.71.61.01.01.62.0
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
128305      
127678111111
116057      
106018111111
97212      
72369      
70028111111
 1.01.01.01.01.01.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1283053  4.0
1276781111.0
1160571111.0
1060181111.0
972121 11.6
723691 12.1
700281 11.0
 1.31.01.01.7

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other12708706/01/202424446  Read Comment
Litigant12701405/25/20242444611.0Read Comment
Other11209711/30/202224446  Read Comment
Other11098910/16/20222444611.0Read Comment
Litigant10027511/04/202124446  Read Comment
Other9993510/20/20212444611.0Read Comment
Litigant9846709/02/202124446  Read Comment
Other9007110/22/20202444611.0Read Comment
Litigant8891109/01/20202444622.0Read Comment
Other8890709/01/20202444611.0Read Comment
Litigant7002706/06/201924446  Read Comment
Other6672903/13/20192444611.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.11.1