The Robing Room: CA State Judges

Hon. Mark A. Young
Judge
Superior Court
Los Angeles County

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Attorney Average Rating: 5.2 - 14 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)

Evaluator	ID	Date	*Temp.	*Sch.	*Indu.	*Comp.	*Punct.	*Ab-Pr.	*Ab-Tr.	Flex
Civil Litigation - Private	120882	10/04/2023
Civil Litigation - Private	119683	07/27/2023	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	117671	04/29/2023
Civil Litigation - Private	114980	01/24/2023	2	1		1				7
Civil Litigation - Private	110320	09/19/2022	4	1	1	3	9	2	2
Civil Litigation - Private	100707	11/19/2021	3	1	3	1	9	1	1	3
Civil Litigation - Private	90257	10/30/2020	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	83993	03/07/2020
Criminal Defense Lawyer	83303	02/15/2020	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	81897	01/20/2020	9	9	10		10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	69420	05/24/2019	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Criminal Defense Lawyer	54533	03/06/2018	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Civil Litigation - Private	52344	10/25/2017	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	8
Civil Litigation - Private	49796	05/28/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	49306	05/05/2017	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Civil Litigation - Private	46825	12/20/2016	8	1	2	1	9	3	1
Criminal Defense Lawyer	26453	04/10/2014	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Category Average			5.6	4.8	5.3	4.6	6.9	5.4	5.2	6.0

ID	*Ev-Cr.	Bail	Plea	Inc.-Pr.	Inc.-Tr.	Inc.-S.
120882
119683
117671
114980
110320
100707
90257	1	1	1	1	1	1
83993
83303	1	1	1	1	1	1
81897
69420	10		10
54533	10	5	10	5	5	5
52344
49796	1	1	1	1	1	1
49306	1	1	1	1	1	1
46825
26453	10
	4.9	1.8	4.0	1.8	1.8	1.8

ID	*Ev-Cv.	Settle	Inc.	Average
120882				0.0
119683	9	8	10	9.6
117671				0.0
114980				1.3
110320				3.1
100707	1	2	2	2.5
90257	1	1	1	1.0
83993				0.0
83303	1	1	1	1.0
81897	10		10	9.7
69420	10	10		10.0
54533				10.0
52344	9	10	9	9.6
49796	1	1	1	1.0
49306	1	1	1	1.0
46825	1			3.3
26453				10.0
	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.3

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Non-attorney Rating
(if applicable)

Evaluator	ID	Date	JudgeID	Ovr.	Average	ReadComment
Litigant	90119	10/24/2020	15157	9	9.0	Read Comment
Litigant	83302	02/15/2020	15157			Read Comment
Other	59013	08/23/2018	15157	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	58581	08/08/2018	15157	1	1.0	Read Comment
Litigant	48502	03/27/2017	15157	1	1.0	Read Comment
Other	44361	07/19/2016	15157	1	1.0	Read Comment
Category Average				2.6	2.6