Hon. David Sotelo
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   2.8 - 13 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 Lawyer11969007/27/202331117 1 
Civil Litigation - Private9919409/24/20211089910101010
Civil Litigation - Private9349803/13/202111112111
Civil Litigation - Govt.9349703/13/202131112111
Civil Litigation - Private8310802/10/20201111111 
Civil Litigation - Private5896908/22/2018 11111  
Civil Litigation - Private5608205/17/20181 225111
Civil Litigation - Private5543504/26/201821111114
Civil Litigation - Private5406102/08/2018        
Civil Litigation - Private5131208/27/201711117113
Civil Litigation - Private4690412/26/2016522143 4
Civil Litigation - Private4194204/09/201611115111
Civil Litigation - Private3750509/12/20151111 11 
Prosecutor3704308/21/20151010101010101010
Category Average  3.32.42.52.44.62.72.63.9
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
119690111   
99194      
93498      
93497      
83108    1 
58969      
56082      
55435      
54061      
51312      
46904      
41942      
37505      
37043101010101010
 5.55.55.510.05.510.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1196901112.0
991941010109.5
934981111.1
934971111.4
831081  1.0
589691111.0
560821111.9
554351  1.1
54061   0.0
513121 11.8
469041 12.6
419425 12.0
375051 11.0
37043   10.0
 2.12.51.92.6

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Other11968907/27/2023285911.0Read Comment
Other11007109/08/202228591010.0Read Comment
Other6780904/11/20192859  Read Comment
Other6780304/11/2019285911.0Read Comment
Litigant5642305/29/2018285911.0Read Comment
Litigant3701508/19/2015285911.0Read Comment
Other3478105/14/20152859  Read Comment
Category Average   2.82.8