Hon. James A. Kaddo
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.4 - 10 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 Lawyer12687305/16/202411215111
Civil Litigation - Private11895706/14/2023666510248
Civil Litigation - Private11827905/24/202311215115
Civil Litigation - Private11674203/14/202391010 10101010
Civil Litigation - Private11666403/08/20231 11  11
Civil Litigation - Private10079211/22/202111212112
Criminal Defense Lawyer6934005/22/2019131 10311
Civil Litigation - Private5395502/03/201815535525
Civil Litigation - Private4401206/29/201622731 2 
Civil Litigation - Private906509/30/201063 2 3 6
Category Average  2.93.64.02.16.03.32.64.3
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
126873      
118957      
118279      
116742      
116664      
100792      
69340      
53955      
44012      
9065      
       
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
12687311101.6
11895727105.1
1182791111.6
1167429 59.7
11666411101.0
1007921111.3
6934014 2.9
539551593.4
440123  2.9
90658  4.4
 2.82.96.63.4

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant12848209/01/2024267111.0Read Comment
Litigant12760307/02/2024267111.0Read Comment
Other12305410/27/2023267122.0Read Comment
Litigant5395402/03/2018267111.0Read Comment
Other4616411/03/2016267199.0Read Comment
Category Average   2.82.8