Hon. Patricia Nieto
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County


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Attorney Average Rating:   3.3 - 14 rating(s)
Non-Attorney Average Rating:   1.0 - 2 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 - Private12938010/28/202487    7 
Criminal Defense Lawyer12822408/13/202411111111
Civil Litigation - Private12809108/06/202411114115
Civil Litigation - Private10076711/21/20211111 11 
Civil Litigation - Private9620106/19/20213   102  
Civil Litigation - Private9611106/16/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9600606/11/202111111111
Civil Litigation - Private9114412/13/202011111111
Civil Litigation - Private8863408/19/2020        
Civil Litigation - Private8743106/23/2020108881010810
Civil Litigation - Private7558709/05/20191111 1  
Civil Litigation - Private7558609/05/2019        
Civil Litigation - Govt.6801104/18/2019844141 6
Civil Litigation - Private5989109/22/2018101010109101010
Civil Litigation - Private5322712/21/2017 1   1  
Civil Litigation - Private4124403/04/2016        
Criminal Defense Lawyer2437411/25/201352529226
Category Average  3.93.03.12.55.02.53.34.6
   
ID*Ev-Cr.BailPleaInc.-Pr.Inc.-Tr.Inc.-S.
129380      
128224      
128091      
100767      
96201      
96111      
96006      
91144      
88634      
87431      
75587      
75586      
68011      
59891      
53227      
41244      
24374185312
 1.08.05.03.01.02.0
ID*Ev-Cv.SettleInc.Average
1293808  7.5
1282241111.0
1280911111.4
1007671111.0
962011514.0
961111111.0
960061111.0
9114411101.0
88634   0.0
874319588.9
75587   1.0
75586   0.0
680113 103.6
59891109109.9
532271 101.0
41244   0.0
24374   3.5
 3.22.84.92.7

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

Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

EvaluatorIDDateJudgeIDOvr.AverageReadComment
Litigant10403104/10/20221511311.0 
Litigant4332206/06/20161511311.0Read Comment
Category Average   1.01.0