Hon. Bernie C. LaForteza
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   6.5 - 5 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 4 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
Civil Litigation - Private9968910/10/20211088101091010
Civil Litigation - Private9574606/01/2021        
Civil Litigation - Private5680306/10/20189988 81010
Criminal Defense Lawyer4641311/22/201633317441
Criminal Defense Lawyer2982010/03/201471311351
Criminal Defense Lawyer2981910/03/2014        
Criminal Defense Lawyer2213606/24/201388  99 9
Category Average  7.45.85.55.06.86.67.36.2
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
99689      
95746      
56803      
464132102111
298201 5   
29819      
2213685   5
 3.77.53.51.01.03.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
9968995 9.3
95746   0.0
56803101 8.9
46413   3.4
29820   2.8
29819   0.0
22136   8.4
 9.53.0 4.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant9976010/12/20211509611.0Read Comment
Litigant9968810/10/20211509611.0Read Comment
Litigant9756108/05/202115096  Read Comment
Litigant9583006/04/20211509633.0Read Comment
Other7766810/15/20191509611.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.51.5