The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Steve Cochran
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

Attorney Average Rating: 1.6 - 2 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating: 2.0 - 18 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
Criminal Defense Lawyer	119481	07/16/2023	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	103281	03/04/2022	1		1	1	9	2	1	10
Category Average			1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	1.5	1.0	5.5

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
119481	1	1	1	1.0
103281	1			2.3
	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.6

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Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Other	129422	10/31/2024	28352	9	9.0	Read Comment
Litigant	124615	01/06/2024	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	123077	10/30/2023	28352	10	10.0	Read Comment
Other	120330	09/02/2023	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	120067	08/18/2023	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	119979	08/14/2023	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	119480	07/16/2023	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	118031	05/13/2023	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	117439	04/18/2023	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	114655	01/18/2023	28352	9	9.0	Read Comment
Other	113711	12/15/2022	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	110821	10/10/2022	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	110624	09/30/2022	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	109120	07/28/2022	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	106162	07/09/2022	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	104958	05/19/2022	28352			Read Comment
Litigant	104947	05/18/2022	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	104665	05/04/2022	28352	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	103579	03/20/2022	28352	2	2.0	Read Comment
Category Average				2.4	2.4