The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Susan Lopez-Giss
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 2.9 - 15 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 3.0 - 24 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	105669	06/16/2022	1			4	1	3	4	2
Civil Litigation - Private	99302	09/27/2021	1		1		7	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	96523	06/30/2021	1	3	6	3	1	4	2	1
Civil Litigation - Private	96089	06/15/2021	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	80235	12/12/2019	7				7			8
Criminal Defense Lawyer	63562	01/07/2019	1	3	1	1	4		1
Civil Litigation - Private	59872	09/21/2018	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	58600	08/10/2018	7	8	8	8	8
Criminal Defense Lawyer	55489	04/28/2018	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	52004	10/04/2017	1	1		1		1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	45548	09/26/2016	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	43865	06/22/2016	1			1			1
Civil Litigation - Private	35096	05/30/2015	10	10			10
Civil Litigation - Private	17707	09/26/2012	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	12910	01/12/2012
Civil Litigation - Private	9895	02/03/2011	1	1	2	1	5	5	1	5
Category Average			2.4	2.8	2.3	2.0	3.7	1.9	1.3	2.2

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
105669		3	5	2.6
99302	1	1	10	2.0
96523	2		5	2.8
96089	1	1	1	1.0
80235	9	9	7	7.7
63562	1		10	1.6
59872	1	1	1	1.0
58600				7.8
55489	1	1	1	1.0
52004	3	2	1	1.3
45548	1	1	1	1.0
43865				1.0
35096	10			10.0
17707	1	1	1	1.0
12910				0.0
9895	1	1		2.1
	2.7	2.1	3.9	2.7

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

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Court Staff	127081	05/31/2024	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	114425	01/03/2023	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	95908	06/07/2021	2714			Read Comment
Litigant	95907	06/07/2021	2714	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	67572	04/05/2019	2714			Read Comment
Other	63807	01/16/2019	2714			Read Comment
Other	61414	11/08/2018	2714			Read Comment
Litigant	59871	09/21/2018	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	55569	05/01/2018	2714	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	55483	04/27/2018	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	55119	04/11/2018	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	53791	01/26/2018	2714	9	9.0	Read Comment
Other	52438	10/31/2017	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	48259	03/15/2017	2714	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	47790	02/17/2017	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	46915	12/27/2016	2714			Read Comment
Other	45429	09/18/2016	2714			Read Comment
Other	44880	08/20/2016	2714			Read Comment
Other	44813	08/17/2016	2714	10	10.0	Read Comment
Litigant	43889	06/23/2016	2714	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	42233	04/23/2016	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	42225	04/23/2016	2714	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	36068	07/08/2015	2714			Read Comment
Litigant	35577	06/19/2015	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	32740	02/03/2015	2714	2	2.0	Read Comment
Other	19130	12/18/2012	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	12908	01/12/2012	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	12901	01/12/2012	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	12828	01/06/2012	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	10765	05/16/2011	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	9554	12/10/2010	2714			Read Comment
Other	8959	09/20/2010	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	8703	08/17/2010	2714	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				3.6	3.6