The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Michael P. Linfield
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 5.2 - 21 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 3.0 - 4 rating(s)

* 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)

* 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)

* 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	98416	08/31/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	85206	04/24/2020							3
Civil Litigation - Private	82602	01/31/2020	10	10	10		10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	78941	11/14/2019	10	4	9	2	10	9	7	9
Criminal Defense Lawyer	78926	11/14/2019	10	3	10	1		1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	65607	02/21/2019	7	6			6		3
Civil Litigation - Private	60941	10/25/2018	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	59739	09/17/2018
Civil Litigation - Private	54532	03/06/2018	1			6	4	3
Civil Litigation - Private	54258	02/19/2018	2	2	2	3	6	2	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	54252	02/19/2018	8	8	3	7	3	3	2	2
Civil Litigation - Private	54242	02/18/2018	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	53932	02/02/2018	10	10	10			10
Civil Litigation - Private	50490	07/09/2017	5		3	4		5	5	4
Civil Litigation - Private	50488	07/09/2017	9	8	9	8	10	9	9	8
Civil Litigation - Private	49904	06/02/2017	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7
Civil Litigation - Private	47751	02/15/2017				1	9	3	4
Civil Litigation - Private	41371	03/10/2016
Criminal Defense Lawyer	35823	06/27/2015	1		1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	29995	10/12/2014
Civil Litigation - Private	29023	08/27/2014	3					4
Criminal Defense Lawyer	28941	08/22/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	28940	08/22/2014	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	9068	09/30/2010	9	9	8		8	8	9	8
Category Average			6.2	6.2	6.1	4.3	6.3	5.3	4.6	4.8

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
98416	1	1	1	1.0
85206	1		10	2.0
82602			7	10.0
78941	4	9	9	6.9
78926	1	1	3	3.9
65607	1		10	4.6
60941	10	10	10	9.9
59739				0.0
54532	1			3.0
54258	1	2	1	2.5
54252	1		1	4.4
54242	10	7	5	10.0
53932	9			9.8
50490	1	2	1	3.8
50488	9	9	9	8.9
49904	10		7	10.0
47751	1	1	10	3.6
41371				0.0
35823	1		1	1.0
29995				0.0
29023	2		10	3.0
28941	1	1	1	1.0
28940	1	1	1	1.0
9068	8		7	8.4
	3.7	4.0	5.5	4.5

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	129429	11/01/2024	2709			Read Comment
Litigant	59740	09/17/2018	2709			Read Comment
Other	50346	06/27/2017	2709	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	43110	06/03/2016	2709	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	42797	05/17/2016	2709	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	40075	01/08/2016	2709	2	2.0	Read Comment
Category Average				3.5	3.5